Select committee: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee
Conclusion 45
15th Report – Small business strategy
Published 11 Feb 2026
Addressed to Department for Business and Trade
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
The disruption of illegal trading on the high street requires a complex multi- agency approach, combining neighbourhood policing, Trading Standards, Immigration Enforcement, and specialist financial investigation. As a result, businesses remain unclear as to who leads on this issue and where they should report their concerns. (Conclusion, Paragraph 165)
From: Business, Innovation, Science and Trade Committee, 15th Report – Small business strategy (HC 1057), 11 February 2026
Government response
No government response linked yet: deadline 11 April 2026, 204 days ago.