Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to take steps to ensure that all actors and intermediaries recruiting workers for the seasonal workers scheme are licensed by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority.

It is a requirement to be licensed with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority at all times as a scheme operator on the Seasonal Worker immigration route.

The operators are responsible for managing all aspects of the recruitment and placement of workers on UK farms, and ensuring their welfare in the UK. This includes ethical recruitment practices, in line with Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority regulations.