Question follow-through · 28194

Procurement: Safety

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department intends to develop Safety Schemes in Procurement and the Common Assessment Standard to reduce duplication in safety accreditation requirements for contract

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
8 Sept 2026
Target answer date
10 Sept 2026
Answer
24 Sept 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 8 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department intends to develop Safety Schemes in Procurement and the Common Assessment Standard to reduce duplication in safety accreditation requirements for contract

  2. 10 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    As part of our wider work on building professions, trades and occupations, we will consider the role that schemes such as Safety Schemes in Procurement and the Common Assessment Standard can play in supporting competence and reducing unnecessary duplicati...

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