Regulator profile
GLAA
Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
Enforcement RegulatorThis body has been absorbed into the Fair Work Agency. Its enforcement responsibilities now sit with Fair Work Agency.
3 areas of regulation · UK-wide
What GLAA does
Prevents worker exploitation. Licences labour providers supplying workers to agriculture, horticulture, shellfish gathering, and food processing/ packaging. Investigates labour abuse across all sectors under wider police-style powers.
Additional information
Licence mandatory for gangmasters in regulated sectors. Being merged into Fair Work Agency under Employment Rights Bill. Absorbed into the Fair Work Agency on 7 April 2026 (ISS-285). Enforcement of its labour-market functions now sits with 'fair_work_agency'. 24 residual duty(ies) + 13 enforcement link(s) under non-labour-market Acts remain pending evidence-based reclassification (ISS-285 quarantine).
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Types of regulation
Related legislation
Legislation connected to GLAA's remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.
Amendments / commencements
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Immigration Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017
UK Statutory Instrument 2017
Sectors regulated
Coverage area
UK-wide