Gangmasters Licensing Authority

Answer: We have not undertaken a separate assessment of the effectiveness of the GLA in tackling worker exploitation in Wales, but its activities have been the subject of detailed consideration as part of the employment theme under the Government’s red tape challenge. The red tape challenge ministerial star chamber has endorsed the need for the GLA to enforce protections for vulnerable workers, subject to better targeting of non-compliant operators and reducing burdens on the compliant ones. The GLA will continue to be monitored under the Government’s ongoing reviews of public bodies and enforcement agencies. We will make further announcements on the GLA in due course.

This is an answer to the Oral question asked on Wednesday, 8 February 2012 by Chris Evans (Labour).

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority in tackling worker exploitation in Wales.

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