File on 4 Investigates
File on 4 Investigates
BBC Radio 4
All Sewn Up
36 minutes Posted Oct 13, 2020 at 7:40 pm.
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An investigation into a network of companies involved in VAT fraud within Leicester's garment manufacturing industry.

After questions were raised in the summer about slave wages and unsafe working practices, File on 4 has now found a network of companies involved in a cash laundering scheme.

Insiders say VAT fraud is endemic among garment suppliers within the city and there are concerns that millions in tax revenue are being lost each year.

So how does it operate and why isn't more being done to prevent fraud within the fast-fashion supply chain?

Reporters: Paul Kenyon and Ashni Lakhani

Producer: Oliver Newlan
Editor: Gail Champion