The Lord Bishop of Derby – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by The Lord Bishop of Derby on 2015-10-13.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they plan to introduce a requirement for the Gangmasters Licensing Authority to ensure that gangmasters have a Disclosure and Barring Service check as part of the licence application process.

Lord Bates

The Government has no current plans to introduce a requirement for a Disclosure and Barring Service check in the Gangmasters Licensing Authority licence application. A public consultation on the role of the GLA in labour market enforcement was published on 13 October and invites views on operation of the licensing regime.