Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: Complaints
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 March 2025 to Question 37194 on Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority: Inspections, how many complaints were received by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.
Answered by Jess Phillips
'Complaints' is taken to mean referrals received by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) about labour abuses, mistreatment of workers, labour providers operating without a licence or a business using an unlicensed gangmaster.
The GLAA reports the number of referrals received in each of the GLAA's regions, over the last 5 years, as:
2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | TOTAL | |
North East | 326 | 414 | 269 | 213 | 182 | 1,404 |
North West | 214 | 198 | 117 | 77 | 127 | 733 |
South East | 515 | 499 | 375 | 228 | 337 | 1,954 |
South West | 270 | 263 | 224 | 132 | 186 | 1,075 |
Multi-Region | 29 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 12 | 100 |
Region not listed | 152 | 129 | 75 | 22 | 13 | 391 |
TOTAL | 1,506 | 1,525 | 1,087 | 682 | 857 | 5,657 |
'Regions' denote the regions of England. However, 'North West' includes reporting related to Scotland and Northern Ireland; 'North West' includes reporting related to North Wales; and 'South West' includes reporting related to South Wales and Dyfed.
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