UK Statutory Instrument SI 2006 United Kingdom

The Gangmasters (Licensing Conditions) Rules 2006

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Enforced by
Fair Work Agency
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Licence Holder21 Applicant1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Licence Holder — also bound by 245 other Acts
Applicant — also bound by 325 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.002 Prohibition on charging fees (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Do not charge workers fees for work-finding servicesLicence Holder
s.003 Prohibition on requiring workers to use additional services (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Do not make work-finding services conditional on using extra services or buying goodsLicence Holder
s.004 Restriction on detrimental action relating to workers working elsewhere (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Don't penalise workers for leaving or taking other jobsLicence Holder
s.005 Restriction on providing workers in industrial disputes (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Do not supply replacement workers during strikes or other industrial actionLicence Holder
s.006 Restriction on paying workers' remuneration (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Do not pay or arrange wages for workers supplied to a labour userLicence Holder
s.008 Prohibition on withholding payment to workers (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Don't withhold workers' pay on prohibited groundsLicence Holder
s.009 Requirement to obtain agreement to terms with workers (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Agree written terms with workers before supplying themLicence Holder
s.010 Content of terms with workers (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Include all required terms in your workers' agreementsLicence Holder
s.011 Requirement to obtain agreement to terms with labour users (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Agree terms with labour users and keep a written copyLicence Holder
s.012 Information to be obtained from a labour user (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Obtain labour user information before supplying workersLicence Holder
s.013 Confirmation to be obtained about a worker (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Confirm workers' identity, qualifications and willingness before supplyLicence Holder
s.014 Steps to be taken for the protection of the worker and the labour user (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Check worker suitability and inform labour users of concernsLicence Holder
s.015 Provision of information to workers and labour users (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Provide required information to workers and labour users when supplying or offering workLicence Holder
s.016 Situations where more than one licence holder is involved (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Confirm licences and get consent before sub-contracting to another gangmasterLicence Holder
s.017 Situations where workers are provided with travel or required to live away from home (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Arrange suitable accommodation, travel and fair loans for supplied workersLicence Holder
s.018 Confidentiality (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Keep workers' information confidential and do not make consent a condition of servicesLicence Holder
s.019 Records relating to workers (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Keep records for every worker applicationLicence Holder
s.020 Records relating to labour user (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Keep detailed records of labour user engagementsLicence Holder
s.021 Records relating to dealings with other licence holders (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Keep records of other licence holders you useLicence Holder
s.022 General provisions relating to records (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Keep licence records for at least one year and make them accessibleLicence Holder
s.art004 Licence conditions Regulated
  • Comply with every condition on your gangmaster licenceLicence Holder
s.art005 Criteria to be considered when assessing “fit and proper” Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Licensing Authority must consider Rules and reg 12(2) when assessing fitnessStatutory regulator
s.art008 Application inspections Regulated
  • Permit and pay for Authority inspection when requiredApplicant
10 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Definition of connected person (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Restriction on charges to labour users (opens in a new tab)
s.023 Civil liability (opens in a new tab)
s.024 Effect of prohibited or unenforceable terms and recoverability of money (opens in a new tab)
s.art001 Citation, commencement and interpretation
s.art002 Definition of the principal authority
s.art003 Application for a gangmaster’s licence
s.art006 New applications
s.art007 The application fee and renewal fee
s.art009 Electronic and other communications

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