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Gangmasters

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 25 November 2024UIN 14448

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many applications for gangmaster licences have been refused in the last five years.

Answered by Jess Phillips

The annual number of applications for gangmaster licences that have been refused are published in the Gangmaster and Labour Abuse Authority’s Annual Reports and Accounts. Annual accounts have been published up to and including the 2022-23 financial year. From the available published data, the total number of refused applications since 2019/20 up to and including 2022/23 is 42.

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