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.
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).
Contact GLAA
- contact@gla.gov.uk
- Phone
- 0345 602 5020
Related legislation
Legislation connected to GLAA’s remit but not directly enforced — establishing Acts, amendments, referenced legislation, and context.