Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department has taken to ensure that national minimum wage regulations are being properly enforced in the charities sector (a) generally and (b) for sleep-in shift arrangements.

The Government has more than trebled annual funding of minimum wage enforcement since 2014.

All businesses, irrespective of size or business sector, are responsible for paying the correct minimum wage to their staff. The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) receives it.

Anyone who feels they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Acas helpline on 0300 123 1100. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) review all complaints that are referred to them. Additionally, HMRC collate and analyse data from various sources in order to identify those employers who are potentially more likely to be underpaying NMW or NLW, so that they can undertake targeted enforcement against those employers.