Legal permit
Labour provider licence (Fair Work Agency)
Labour provider licence (Fair Work Agency) — legal permit, United Kingdom. It binds businesses supplying labour in the regulated (former gangmaster-licensing) sectors. The licence is issued by the Fair Work Agency from 7 April 2026 — previously the GLAA.
- Jurisdiction
- United Kingdom
- Record class
- Legal permit
- Instrument
- Permit
- Last verified
Where this applies
This record is scoped to United Kingdom. Scope is part of the claim: a rule that binds one part of a country does not bind the whole of it, and this library states the scope its sources state.
Instrument
Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36) s.148, repealing the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 s.1; functions exercised by the Fair Work Agency
Who it binds
Businesses supplying labour in the regulated (former gangmaster-licensing) sectors. The licence is issued by the Fair Work Agency from 7 April 2026 — previously the GLAA.
What it requires
The licensing duty for labour providers in regulated sectors continues, but the issuing body changed: the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority was abolished and the Fair Work Agency took over on 7 April 2026. Any content that still says 'GLAA licence' is out of date.
Route to the authority
Further sources cited on this page
- Employment Rights Act 2025 (c. 36) s.148 ↗ —
- gov.uk — What a gangmaster's licence is and who needs one ↗ —
Last verified:
Related records and requirements
- Food and Agriculture — Applies to the business supplying labour into a regulated sector (agriculture, horticulture, shellfish gathering, food processing or packaging) — not to the food business itself.
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