Lord Burnett
Spokesperson for Communities and Local Government
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many successful prosecutions have been brought by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority since its inception; and what fines and other penalties were ordered to be paid.
Lord Davies of Oldham
Deputy Chief Whip (House of Lords), HM Household, Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords) , Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (and Deputy Chief Whip)
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has carried out two successful prosecutions, both for operating as a gangmaster without a licence. In May 2008, a labour provider from Perth in Scotland was sentenced to 18 months probation and 140 hours community service for operating as a gangmaster without a licence and in May 2009 an Edinburgh recruitment firm was sentenced to a fine of £2001.
1 Figures obtained from the Gangmasters Licensing Authority
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