Corporate report

Lessons learned from Operation Tacit

Review by the Director of Labour Market Enforcement on labour non-compliance in the garment manufacturing industry in Leicester between 2020 to 2022.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 5 November 2025

Applies to England

Documents

Lessons learned from Operation Tacit

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-6011-2, E03432113

PDF, 304 KB, 31 pages

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Details

This report is from the Director of Labour Market Enforcement (DLME).

This review of non-compliance in the garment manufacturing industry in Leicester covers the period from the initial pilot operation in the industry in 2020 through to the initiation of Operation Tacit in 2022 and investigations undertaken by the enforcement bodies.

Published 5 November 2025