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- 21/10/2022 Workers' rights qualification wins national award
- 26/10/2022 Joint operation tackles criminal exploitation in Cheshire
- 28/10/2022 Newport trio sentenced for enslaving vulnerable man
- 31/10/2022 ‘I’m still too scared to return to Wales’, says Newport slavery victim
- 09/11/2022 Protocols make way for business-owned prevention activity
- 09/11/2022 Court imposes 10-year slavery order on husband and wife
- 09/12/2022 GLAA supports Malaysia in combatting forced labour
- 12/12/2022 Annual Report and Accounts 2021-22
- 03/01/2023 Nepalese recruitment agency directors handed slavery order
- 19/01/2023 Find out more about intelligence and information sharing at joint webinar
- 23/01/2023 Slavery order for man who exploited vulnerable worker in South Wales
- 24/01/2023 Man charged with gangmaster offences in Northern Ireland
- 26/01/2023 Suspected slavery victim 'forced to live and work' at Lincolnshire car wash for five years
- 06/02/2023 Court imposes tough restrictions after Indian students ‘exploited’ in North Wales care homes
- 13/03/2023 Nepalese recruitment agency loses GLAA licence
- 15/03/2023 GLAA supports workers’ rights training for Romanian communities in UK
- 17/03/2023 Labour market enforcement strategy 2022/23
- 22/03/2023 Joint webinar to focus on protecting workers’ rights in care sector
- 24/03/2023 Indian care workers rescued in North Wales
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Press Release Archive
- 23/12/14 Fenland gangmasters receive prison terms
- 19/12/14 Fenland gangmasters guilty – sentence to follow
- 17/12/14 Further successes against "payday by payday" models - Apus and Vela withdraw appeals
- 15/12/14 GLA and Sainsbury's - Working to Keep Exploitation out of Supply Chain
- 3/12/14 Government employees help Nottingham pupils find jobs
- 30/10/14 Gangmasters Licensing Authority Announces New Board Recruitment
- 8/10/14 Apple Pickers 'Forced to Forage in Bins'
- 19/09/14 Eight face trafficking charges following Devon operation
- 16/09/14 Eight arrested on suspicion of trafficking in the South West
- 20/08/14 Two in court following joint operation in Northern Ireland
- 29/07/14 Teamwork approach to target trafficking
- 23/07/14 GLA Chair and future governance agreed
- 10/06/14 Lack of cooperation leads to refusal of Yorkshire agency licence
- 29/5/14 Community payback for Scottish gangmaster
- 13/5/14 Nottingham teenagers get job help
- 8/5/14 Four Arrested as Part of Joint Enquiry in Humberside
- 2/5/14 Cambridgeshire 'trafficking' arrests
- 25/4/14 Licence taken from 'incompetent' businessman
- 14/4/14 GLA checks on SAWS farms
- 9/4/14 GLA moves to Home Office
- 4/4/14 Joint operation makes major inroads into overseas crime
- 2/4/14 Former cops run for homeless centre
- 3/4/14 Six arrested in latest trafficking operation
- 17/3/14 Suspended sentence for Fenland gangmaster
- 5/3/14 DJ Houghton Ltd – 'worst UK gangmaster ever'
- 7/2/14 Two Derby trafficking couples jailed
- 6/2/14 Roberto Mac revocation resulted from seven licence breaches
- 16/1/14 Keeping Cornish flower harvest free from exploitation
- 14/1/14 Government Boost to Help Tackle Rogue Landlords
- 8/1/14 Cambridgeshire Gangmasters Lose Licences
- 17/12/13 Unlicensed Scottish Gangmaster Convicted
- 9/12/13 Illegal Gangmaster Handed Seven Years in Landmark Case
- 4/12/13 Romanian and Bulgarian Workers – Check Provider Has a Licence
- 20/11/13 Three Trafficking Arrests in Suffolk
- 18/11/13 Derby Agency Whose Workers Used 'Forged Passports' Loses Appeal
- 15/11/13 Black Country Gangmaster Closed down after String of Failings
- 7/11/13 Man Arrested on Joint Operation in Kent
- 5/11/13 Sandwell Gangmaster – 'Worst in UK'
- 31/10/13 UK Food Industry Unites to Tackle Modern Day Slavery
- 18/10/13 Further Action in Fenland Inquiry
- 17/10/15 Home Secretary Backs New GLA Protocol
- 16/10/13 Three Remain in Custody following Cambs Operation
- 15/10/13 Massive Operation Targets Worker Exploitation in Fenland
- 23/9/13 Stourbridge Gangmaster Loses Licence
- 10/9/13 GLA Triennial Review Announced
- 5/9/13 GLA Welcomes Government Consultation Results
- 28/8/13 Unlicensed Preston Gangmaster Fined £3,500
- 23/8/13 Boston Company's Failed Application Prompts Warning from GLA
- 20/8/13 Irregular Operations Lead to Loss of Licence in Lincs
- 16/8/13 Government Gateway Maintenance
- 14/8/13 Illegal Gangmaster 'Got off Lightly', Says GLA Chief
- 5/8/13 Second Success for the GLA against Illegitimate Travel and Subsistence Schemes
- 22/7/13 New 'Discretionary' Approach to Application Inspections
- 18/7/13 One Arrest in Norfolk 'Crime Gang' Raids
- 18/7/13 Six Charged with Trafficking Offences
- 16/7/13 GLA Helps Uncover 'Trafficking' Operation
- 5/7/13 Aberdeenshire farmer fined
- 11/6/13 Licence lost after landmark suspension
- 4/6/13 Cambridgeshire gangmaster loses licence
- 3/6/13 New strategy seeks to target serious criminals who prey on vulnerable workers
- 3/6/13 Strategy for Protecting Vulnerable And Exploited Workers 2013-2016
- 3/6/13 Messages of support for the new GLA strategy
- 15/5/13 Three arrested on suspicion of trafficking in Wisbech
- 25/4/13 Seven arrested in joint operation
- 15/4/13 "Beds in sheds‟ found during Lincolnshire inspection
- 28/3/13 GLA right to deny licence to ‘phoenix’ company
- 22/3/13 Dorset farmer hit with community service order
- 21/3/13 ALP Roadshows
- 21/3/13 GLA's presentation to the ALP
- 4/3/13 GLA sets sights on unlawful travel and subsistence schemes
- 12/2/13 GLA "disappointed‟ with dairy farmer decisions
- 28/1/13 GLA chief harvests farm views
- 30/1/13 Irish mushroom gangmasters fined
- 28/1/13 New chief welcomes fresh focus
- 7/1/13 Gangmasters Licencing Authority's CEO Takes up New Appointment
- 12/3/12 Revoked licence holder prosecuted
- 9/3/12 Two arrested in joint GLA-West Midlands police operation
- 10/4/12 New Board members for the Gangmasters Licensing Authority
- 16/5/12 Cumbrian Gangmaster Prosecuted in the Shellfish Industry
- 16/5/12 Romanian Gangmaster operating in the Isle of Skye prosecuted in the Shellfish Industry
- 23/5/12 GLA investigations of Shellfish Gangmasters continue
- 24/5/12 Minister Confirms Outcome of Red Tape Challenge: Continued need for the GLA to enforce protection of workers’ rights.
- 14/6/12 Romanian Gangmaster operating in the Shellfish Industry on the Isle of Skye sentenced
- 22/6/12 Operation Senator Kent Police assists in raids to tackle the exploitation of illegal workers
- 26/6/12 Cavalier Approach to the Truth Damages Gangmasters Credibility and Suitability to Supply Workers
- 30/10/12 Kent based gangmaster stopped from trading for serious exploitation of workers.
- 9/11/12 Temp Force Ltd found guilty of illegal unlicensed activity
- 19/11/12 GLA success in challenge over “pay day by pay day” schemes
- 20/11/12 Guilty plea in major milk industry investigation
- 28/4/11 Thanet Earth Marketing
- 20/5/11 GLA investigation into the dairy industry continues
- 20/5/11 Recommendations of the Farming Regulation Task Force announced
- 20/5/11 GLA arrest in the West Midlands
- 16/5/11 West Midlands Company’s Licence Revoked – Owner in Jail
- 26/5/11 Riccadonna Produce’s Licence Revocation
- 10/6/11 Preferred candidate for Chair of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority announced
- 17/6/11 Man Arrested in Multi Agency Operation
- 23/6/11 GLA and PSNI Operation: Statement
- 12/7/11 HMRC statement on pay day by pay day tax relief models
- 5/8/11 Statement: Thanet Earth and Unite
- 5/8/11 Multi-Agency activity in Scotland
- 8/8/11 GLA trials lighter touch in the forestry industry
- 31/8/11 Prosecution of Unlicensed Gangmaster in the Dairy Investigation
- 9/9/11 Six arrested in joint GLA-Cheshire Police Operation
- 04/11/2011 Four bailed in West Sussex Polish migrant workers enquiry
- 02/11/2011 Arrests in West Sussex migrant workers exploitation enquiry
- 08/12/2011 False declaration leads to revocation of Coventry gangmaster’s licence
- 09/12/2011 Joint Operation in Northern Ireland
- 09/12/2011 Arrests in West Midlands
- 21/1/10 Farmer Prosecuted for using Unlicensed Gangmaster
- 24/2/10 Pre-emptive strike ahead of weeklong operations in the South West
- 18/11/10 London gangmaster loses licence.
- 17/3/10 Scottish Gangmaster Convicted
- 23/3/10 Supermarkets and Suppliers Protocol with the GLA
- 23/3/10 Abusive Gangmaster Convicted
- 28/4/10 Basic failures lead to new Lincolnshire Revocation
- 28/4/10 Wisbech Gangmaster Convicted
- 7/5/10 GLA investigation into the Dairy industry
- 11/5/10 Four arrests in South Coast shellfish operation
- 18/5/10 GLA investigation into the Dairy industry
- 18/5/10 GLA investigation into the Dairy industry (1)
- 21/5/10 Cleckheaton Gangmaster Convicted
- 26/5/10 Repeat offender pulling strings in latest revocation
- 14/6/10 1st GLA Conviction in Wales
- 14/7/10 Scottish Gangmaster Convicted
- 3/8/10 Suspected gangmaster arrested in Wolverhampton
- 11/8/10 Worst gangmaster in the UK?
- 1/9/10 Arrest made in milk industry investigation
- 14/9/10 Two convictions after waiters and waitresses shoved into cabbage fields to work.
- 7/10/10 Second Arrest in West Midlands
- 12/10/10 3 minibuses prohibited in M5 operation
- 12/10/10 Two arrested in Suffolk gangmaster case.
- 14/10/10 Future of the GLA
- 22/10/10 Three arrested in West Midlands gangmaster case
- 1/11/10 Gangmaster conviction for Dumfries and Galloway man
- 10/11/10 Gangmaster arrests in Liverpool
- 29/11/10 Conviction and fine for Dungannon gangmaster
- 8/12/10 Icy reception for Lancashire Gangmaster
- 14/12/10 Dumfries Gangmaster Prosecuted
- 5/1/09 Gangmaster pays the price for failing to co-operate
- 29/1/09 Unprepared gangmaster refused licence
- 3/2/09 Morecambe Bay Tragedy
- 4/2/09 Abuse of Vulnerable Workers in the East Midlands
- 5/2/09 Prime Minister and Chairman of GLA
- 10/2/09 Active co-operation between the Bulgarian Chief Labour Inspectorate and the Gangmasters Licensing Authority
- 12/2/09 New licensing standards published
- 19/2/09 GLA Licence revoked in Kent
- 24/2/09 GLA licence refused in Wolverhampton
- 11/3/09 Multiple abuses in Merseyside– Licence revoked
- 15/3/09 Tough Enforcement - A System of Regulation that Really Works
- 17/3/09 Penny Pinching gangmaster caught in web of deceit
- 7/4/09 Slough gangmaster loses licence after ignoring GLA
- 27/4/09 Minimum wage abuse by Glenrothes Gangmaster
- 7/5/09 Major Investigation into treatment of flower picking gang labour
- 8/5/09 GLA – Supermarket Protocol
- 18/5/09 County Durham gangmaster loses licence after ignoring GLA requests
- 21/5/09 Gangmaster convicted of operating without a licence
- 1/6/09 GLA and Marks & Spencer crack down on worker abuse and illegal working in London
- 16/6/2009Licence revoked for Hertfordshire Gangmaster
- 10/9/09 Unlicensed Morecambe Bay gangmaster convicted
- 14/9/09 Tangled web of exploitation from Cornwall to Scotland
- 14/9/09 Wyzysk polskich pracowników – GLA cofa trzy licencje
- 23/9/09 Better Regulation Report on GLA
- 7/10/09 Mr 16% has licence revoked in posted workers scam
- 20/10/2009 Immigration Operation Thetford - Multi-Agency Crackdown
- 23/10/09 Major Operation on suspected unlicenced gangmaster activity in Norfolk.
- 29/10/09 Licence fees frozen
- 2/11/09 Birmingham recruiter stopped from acting as a gangmaster
- 4/11/09 Two year ban for Spalding gangmaster
- 10/11/09 Two year ban for Kent gangmaster who attempted to breach work permit restrictions.
- 16/11/09 Suspected Labour Trafficker Arrested in Black Country
- 17/11/09 Two year ban for Peterborough gangmaster
- 18/11/09 Operation Ruby
- 25/11/09 GLA focus on ‘tax free’ allowance schemes
- 1/12/09 GLA – Supermarket and Supplier Protocol
- 28/1/08 GLA shut down Suffolk gangmaster
- 29/1/08 Gangmasters to pay more than £2m to UK Government thanks to the GLA
- 12/2/08 Gangmaster Investigation - Operation Westport
- 14/2/08 Gangmasters hit YouTube
- 7/3/08 What you need to know to prevent worker abuse – booklets available from the GLA
- 14/3/08 No flower power for workers – GLA uncovers worker abuse
- 20/03/08 Exploitation in heart of the England
- 14/4/08 Time up for Suffolk Gangmaster – GLA revokes licence
- 16/4/08 Intimidation in food supply chain – GLA and Sainsbury’s crack down
- 23/4/08 Gangmasters Licensing Authority signs landmark agreement with the Scottish police to drive out rogue gangmasters and protect vulnerable workers
- 29/4/08 GLA hits the road to protect workers in Norfolk
- 29/04/08 Gangmaster found guilty in the first GLA prosecution case.
- 7/5/08 Forced labour at 4p a bunch Gangmaster’s Licence Revoked
- 30/05/08 Probation and Community Service for first prosecuted gangmaster
- 3/6/08 Focussed enforcement targets worker abuse: GLA launches Operation Ajax
- 16/6/08 Rogue gangmaster brought to book
- 10/7/08 Scottish business is shut down by GLA
- 10/7/08 Tax evasion and licence revocation Levelling the playing field for legitimate gangmasters
- 11/7/08 Gangmaster Licensing Authority target worker abuse in Northern Ireland – Operation Ajax.
- 24 July 2008 Latest prosecution: GLA statement
- 23/7/08 Abusive Gangmaster Loses Appeal
- 6/8/08 Abusive gangmaster fails to deceive – GLA traps a phoenix
- 6/8/08 Gangmaster loses appeal against licence revocation following vegetable packing raid
- 6/8/08 ‘Revoked’ gangmaster has new ‘phoenix business’ licence refused by GLA
- 27/08/08 Lincolnshire gangmaster loses licence
- 27/08/08 Record number of gangmasters have licences revoked by GLA
- 27/08/08 Operation Ajax strikes in Kent
- 16/09/08 GLA publishes gangmaster inspection reports on web – new help for labour users
- 30/09/08 Norfolk gangmaster stripped of licence
- 2/10/08 Spalding gangmaster fails to deceive
- 6/10/08 Gangmaster pays penalty for not resolving condition on licence
- 15/10/08 Large scale raids across Lincolnshire
- 15/10/08 Operation Ajax - Lincolnshire and Lancashire
- 22/10/08 GLA Prosecution Update
- 29/10/08 Over a third of Northern Ireland gangmasters are unlicensed
- 5/11/08 GLA revoke Suffolk gangmaster
- 10/11/08 Illegal workers and unlicensed gangmasters
- 18/11/08 Major Human Trafficking Operation in Northamptonshire
- 21/11/08 Unsafe Housing and injuries lead to licence revocation with immediate effect
- 23/10/15 A Week in the Life of the GLA
- 13/10/15 GLA Welcomes Consultation Launch
- 16/12/15 Warm weather prompts GLA's early flower arrangements
- 5/10/15 Scottish gangmaster revoked for 'endangering' worker safety
- 03/12/15 Roberto Mac revocation backed by judge
- 1/10/15 Changes to NMW Rates
- 16/11/15 GLA Academy - tackling Modern Slavery in supply chains
- 18/09/15 Brothers on GLA charges at crown court
- 31/07/15 Modern Slavery Act 2015 comes into force
- 20/07/15 GLA assists police on Northern Ireland trafficking operation
- 21/4/15 13 arrested in Peterborough in connection with exploitation
- 26/6/15 Gangmaster couple whose business was 'built on a lie' are jailed
- 2/4/15 Suspected unlicensed gangmaster arrested in Northern Ireland
- 30/3/15 New streamlined board appointed
- 5/3/15 Three charged after joint trafficking operation in East Anglia
- 4/3/15 News round-up - highlights from the day's events
- 17/2/15 GLA revokes Rotherham gangmaster who ‘couldn’t be bothered’ to comply
- 9/2/15 Joint Derby trafficking operation nominated for award
- 4/2/15 Revoked Black Country gangmaster’s ‘serious dereliction of duty’
- 13/1/15 GLA set to host landmark UK conference
- 170616 Transition to the GLAA
- 22/06/16 UK-wide operation targets traffickers
- 25/07/16 Shropshire gangmaster revoked for 'chopping' hours
- 20/01/16 Landmark judgement secured in GLA case
- 06/09/16 Family fishermen handed suspended sentences
- 15/01/16 Two jailed in Norfolk after joint GLA and police enquiry
- 07/09/16 Two arrests in Leicester on suspicion of trafficking
- 12/01/16 Shape the GLA's future - join our liaison group
- 13/09/16 Illegal gangmasters convicted in Cambs
- 13/01/16 Consultation response welcomed by GLA
- 20/09/16 PM invites GLA to take a seat on new anti-slavery task force
- 06/07/16 More academy dates released
- 07/10/16 Trafficking trio sentenced in Northern Ireland
- 19/02/16 Welcome to the new GLA website
- 19/10/16 Pop-up seminars 2017
- 100316 Conference roundup
- 21/10/16 Northumbria round-up
- 11/03/16 Irish Mou signed
- 01/11/16 Trafficking gang jailed for total of more than 20 years
- 17/3/16 GLA open to question in Northern Ireland
- 17/11/16 - Partners clamp down on illegal shellfish operations in Highland
- 18/03/16 Boston Gangmasters lose licences after links with criminal uncovered
- 25/11/16 GLA Brief Issue 50 - Labour Market Enforcement Undertakings and Orders
- 23/03/16 Four guilty of exploitation in Cambs
- 30/11/16 GLA chief joins panel to review UK employment practices
- 5/4/2016 Morecambe Bay to open for limited cockle fishing
- 16/5/16 Powers and remit to change at GLA
- 180516 Trafficking brothers get six years each after joint investigation
- 23/05/16 Exploitation gang jailed
- 20/03/17 Shape the GLAA's future - join our liaison group
- 12/05/17 Somerset businesswoman prosecuted after ignoring warnings
- 12/05/17 Two charged in Leicester
- 16/06/17 Landlord who ‘preyed on the weak’ gets eight years
- 01/07/2017 New powers for law enforcement to combat slavery and labour exploitation
- 03/07/17 GLAA receives strong backing in gangmaster survey
- 25/07/17 GLAA welcomes new director’s warning to jail rogue bosses
- 23/08/17 Slavery arrests in the West Midlands
- 05/09/17 Hotel exploitation probe at Lancashire resort
- 16/12/13 Four more 'Endeavour' arrests
- 08/09/17 Man charged with human trafficking offences
- 12/09/17 op doubrava
- 14/09/17 Derby extension granted
- 26/09/17 Crimestoppers partners with the GLAA to tackle slavery in the UK
- 04/10/17 Construction sites targeted by GLAA officers
- 11/10/17 Construction industry’s pledge to tackle labour exploitation
- 18/10/17 Organisations to make a pledge to make Nottinghamshire free from modern slavery
- 18/10/17 Five in court after Op Doubrava
- 19/10/17 Border Force lead operation at Doncaster Sheffield Airport on Anti-Slavery Day
- 19/10/17 Suspected trafficker arrested at Lancashire car wash
- 24/10/2017 GLAA arrests two more in Derby Modern Slavery op’
- 2/11/17 - Three arrested in 'modern slavery' investigation
- 13/11/2017 GLAA announces licensing changes
- 100117 Skarbalius poca hearing
- 27/01/17 GLA and ILO join forces in tackling abusive recruitment practices
- 17/11/17 Bogus gangmasters deported from UK
- 20/11/17 'Anti-slavery police' get active in capital
- 01/02/17 Bookings now being taken for the 2017 GLAA Conference
- 21/11/2017 Employers urged to watch Modern Slavery film
- 22/11/17 Nottingham car washes far from squeaky clean
- 23/11/17 Three year plan to defeat the slavers
- 18/09/17 Derby trafficking charges
- 27/11/17 Support grows for anti-slavery protocol in construction industry
- 28/11/17 GLAA assists in securing three ‘slavery arrests’ in Norfolk
- 29/11/17 GLAA accompanied by police on first ‘modern slavery’ op in Durham
- 06/12/17 Two arrested on suspicion of modern slavery offences following Darlington raid
- 18/12/17 Nottingham man arrested for suspected trafficking
- 19/12/17 Victim alleges he has been forced to work for six years
- 20/12/17 GLAA arrests fourth suspect in Oldham 'trafficking' investigation
- 29/12/17 Death of GLAA Chief Executive
- 25/01/18 Arrests during joint investigation into modern slavery
- 23/01/18 Suspected illegal gangmaster arrested in Black Country
- 29/01/18 Cornish gangmaster revoked after string of issues uncovered
- 02/02/18 Shaping future policy and practices of the GLAA
- 05/02/18 Two arrested in Cambs ‘anti-slavery’ op
- Modern slavery arrests in Cornwall
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- 21/02/18 Man held over Modern Slavery offences in London
- 22/02/18 Cramped conditions of ‘exploited workers’ exposed in modern slavery raids
- 11/01/18 Funeral of Paul Broadbent
- 12/01/18 GLAA joins Met on joint car wash raid
- 15/01/18 Charitable donations in memory of Paul Broadbent
- 15/01/18 UK Anti-slavery tsar praises GLAA op'
- 06/03/2018 - A look back at last month with over 100 workers protected
- 08/03/18 Suspected slavery ring smashed
- 14/3/18 - Businesses visited during modern slavery operation
- 14/03/18 GLAA officers arrest woman suspected of gangmaster offences
- 16/03/18 Prestigious commendation for modern slavery investigator
- 21/03/18 Labour exploitation arrests
- 26/03/2018 - Interim head of GLAA announced
- 27/03/2018 - Modern slavery arrest following Sheffield raid
- 28/03/2018: Six modern slavery ‘victims’ safe following London raid
- 29/03/2018 - Investigation continues after London raid
- 09/04/18 Landmark powers used to protect vulnerable workers
- 11/04/18 GLAA Regional Seminars 2018
- 18/04/18 Death announced of former GLA director
- 19/04/2018 - Modern slavery arrests at hand car wash
- Slavery and exploitation laid bare in new GLAA report: 5/5/18
- Report sets out GLAA role in tackling exploitation of workers - 9/5/18
- Man arrested over modern slavery - 10/5/18
- 15/05/2018 Businesses learn about preventing labour abuse
- 15/05/2018 Enforcement action carried out in Essex
- 16/05/18 Operation targets modern slavery in Wiltshire
- 17/05/18 GLAA pays tribute to Anti-Slavery Commissioner
- 18/05/2018 Five modern slavery arrests in Sussex
- 21/05/2018 Do you know enough about labour exploitation?
- 22/05/2018 GLAA Licensing Standards consultation
- 23/05/2018 Construction materials firm signs up to fight against modern slavery
- 23/05/2018 Dozens of victims safeguarded as modern slavery crackdown focuses on labour exploitation
- 24/05/2018 Girl safe after GLAA operation
- 29/05/2018 Light the Lakes 2018
- 01/06/2018 Pilot project will teach students about modern slavery
- 13/06/2018 Learn more about modern slavery at GLAA Scotland seminar
- 15/06/2018 UN report praises GLAA's licensing scheme
- 20/06/2018 - Two 'modern slavery victims' safe following London operation
- 26/06/2018 Operation targets possible exploitation at Manchester car wash
- 28/06/2018 Surge in construction companies pledging to fight modern slavery
- 03/07/2018 Labour exploitation arrest in Cambridgeshire
- 04/07/2018 GLAA contributes to laws protecting workers in Australia
- 10/07/2018 GLAA gives evidence to parliamentary inquiry into hand car washes
- 13/07/2018 Two children rescued after West Yorkshire operation
- 23/07/2018 Annual Report and Accounts
- 18/07/2018 Gangmaster arrests in Telford
- 23/07/2018 GLAA Strategic plan 2018-2021 published
- 30/07/2018 Government commissions independent review of Modern Slavery Act 2015
- 02/08/2018 Modern slavery and gangmaster arrest in Ipswich
- 09/08/2018 Partnership work tackles illegal shellfish gathering in Kent
- 20/08/2018 Fines for Lithuanian gangmasters convicted in Northern Ireland
- 22/08/2018 Romanian man jailed for gangmaster offences in Northern Ireland
- 03/09/2018 - Is the person serving your food being exploited?
- 06/09/2018 Human trafficking arrests in Derbyshire
- 10/09/2018 Multi-agency modern day slavery operation takes place in Cambridgeshire
- 11/09/2018 Three modern slavery arrests in Buckinghamshire
- 12/09/2018 Ground-breaking modern slavery project begins at Boston College
- 13/09/2018 Modern slavery arrests in Coventry
- 20/09/2018 IT update
- 21/09/2018 New GLAA licensing standards to come into force in October
- 26/09/2018 Modern slavery arrest in Birmingham
- 28/09/2018 Man arrested in unlicensed gangmasters probe
- 03/10/2018 Potential slavery victim rescued 'after living in shed for 40 years'
- 04/10/2018 Modern slavery poem to mark national event
- 08/10/2018 Modern slavery arrest at Barnsley hand car wash
- 09/10/2018 Gangmaster arrest in Newport
- 11/10/2018 Second arrest after Barnsley hand car wash raids
- 05/10/2018 Senior officer describes 'traumatic' Cumbria operation
- 18/10/2018 Three modern slavery arrests in Newport
- 18/10/2018 GLAA investigator opens up about modern slavery
- 19/10/2018 Chicken catching business has GLAA licence revoked
- 22/10/2018 Responsible Car Wash Scheme
- 23/10/2018 GLAA licence revoked in Southampton
- 25/10/2018 Couple convicted of labour exploitation
- 29/10/2018 Rights and responsibilities week begins at Boston College
- 31/10/2018 Arrests after man 'lived in shed for four years'
- 07/11/2018 Modern slavery gang jailed for more than 33 years
- 08/11/2018 Two human trafficking arrests in Lincolnshire
- 12/11/2018 Second family member falls foul of GLAA licensing scheme
- 13/11/2018 Fashion retailers and enforcement bodies strengthen commitment to tackling modern slavery
- 13/11/2018 One arrest and six ‘modern slavery victims’ safeguarded in east London
- 15/11/2018 MPs praise GLAA for hand car wash commitment
- 20/11/2018 Romanian man arrested in Coventry modern slavery probe
- 03/12/2018 Appeal for witnesses in Cumbria operation
- 12/12/2018 New chair and chief executive of GLAA announced
- 27/12/2018 How the GLAA has tackled labour exploitation and protected vulnerable workers
- 11/01/2019 Momentum builds behind anti-slavery Construction Protocol
- 16/01/2019 GLAA welcomes new Board member
- 22/01/2019 Man arrested and 11 potential victims safeguarded after anti-slavery operation
- 22/01/2019 Boston College students showcase creative talents to modern slavery experts
- 23/01/2019 Modern slavery and gangmaster arrest in Ipswich
- 24/01/2019 New labour market powers used in consecutive months in Shropshire
- 29/01/2019 Boston business loses appeal over GLAA licence revocation
- 31/01/2019 Supermarket car washes to be inspected as part of pilot scheme
- 05/02/2019 GLAA remembers Morecambe Bay cockling disaster, 15 years on
- 07/02/2019 Two arrests after modern slavery operation in Oldham
- 28/02/2019 Operation targets modern slavery in Ipswich
- 25/02/2019 Woman refused licence after dealings with criminal gangmaster
- 27/02/2019 GLAA welcomes Royal visitor
- 28/02/2019 - Know your rights around holiday pay
- 07/03/2019 Five modern slavery arrests in south-east London
- 08/03/2019 Remembering exploitation victims on International Women's Day
- 13/03/2019 ‘Human trafficking victim’ rescued in Bradford
- 14/03/2019 Modern slavery and human trafficking arrest in Birmingham
- 20/03/2019 Almost 7,000 potential victims of slavery and trafficking reported in 2018
- 20/03/2019 Man accused of being unlicensed gangmaster
- 26/03/2019 Labour market powers used in Nottingham
- 04/04/2019 GLAA praised by independent inspectors
- 08/04/2019 LMEUs served in West Midlands
- 16/04/2019 Second modern slavery arrest in Cumbria ‘shed’ investigation
- 25/04/2019 Third man questioned in Cumbria ‘shed’ investigation
- 08/05/2019 Man served with LMEU in Devon
- 16/05/2019 Two charged with gangmaster offences in Merseyside
- 21/05/2019 New tools developed to protect vulnerable workers on construction sites
- 22/05/2019 GLAA ‘improves conditions for workers'
- 24/05/2019 Three modern slavery arrests in Birmingham
- 31/05/2019 Businessmen fined for operating as unlicensed gangmasters
- 11/06/2019 GLAA revokes licence with immediate effect
- 12/06/2019 Two men admit gangmaster offences in Merseyside
- 14/06/2019 Company refused licence after judge finds workers ‘open to potential exploitation’
- 14/06/2019 Three figures and counting: 100th organisation signs up to Construction Protocol
- 17/06/2019 New modern slavery resources available after pioneering Boston College pilot project
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- 24/07/2019 Three arrested on suspicion of human trafficking after multi-agency operation
- 21/08/2019 Awareness event encourages public to spot signs of modern slavery
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- 25/10/2019 Multi-agency operation targets shellfish gathering in South Wales
- 28/10/2019 Leaders encouraged to protect communities from modern slavery
- 28/11/2019 Two in court charged with gangmaster offences
- 04/12/2019 Husband and wife jailed for exploiting vulnerable workers
- 09/12/2019 Two men admit gangmaster offences
- 31/12/19 - GLAA Chair honoured with OBE for tackling modern slavery
- 27/01/2020 Annual Report and Accounts - 2018-2019
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- 31/03/2020 Temporary licences to be issued during coronavirus outbreak
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- 13/07/2020 Joint welfare visits to farms and businesses in Kent
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- 26/08/2020 Legal powers prevent Scottish vegetable growers from using unlicensed labour
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- 05/10/2020 Tougher rules on Covid-19 self-isolating
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- 16/02/2021 Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner paper: The EU Settlement Scheme and points-based immigration system
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- 06/05/2021 Four remanded in custody after human trafficking and gangmaster charges
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- 06/09/2021 Court imposes 10-year Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order
- 09/09/2021 A 'more effective' compliance strategy following public consultation
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- 20/09/2021 GLAA features in Crimewatch Live report on hand car washes
- 23/09/2021 Cumbria modern slavery trial set to go ahead in new year
- 06/10/2021 New podcast and video series supports workers’ rights qualification
- 18/10/2021 GLAA delivers training to University of Nottingham on Anti-Slavery Day
- 19/10/2021 Unlicensed Northern Irish gangmaster fined
- 21/10/2021 Temporary changes to Licensing help desk times
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- 16/11/2021 Joint webinar from GLAA, EAS and HMRCs National Minimum Wage team
- 18/11/2021 New chair of GLAA appointed
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- 18/01/2022 Cumbria shed investigation: Man pleads guilty to slavery and trafficking offences
- 24/01/2022 Reappointment of Suzanne McCarthy as GLAA Board Member
- 31/01/2022 Annual Report and Accounts - 2020-21
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- 15/02/2022 GLAA supports new project to prevent exploitation in cleaning sector
- 10/02/2022 New GLAA board members appointed
- 14/02/2022 Five-year slavery order for man suspected of exploiting vulnerable workers
- 16/02/2022 Couple handed Slavery and Trafficking Risk Order
- 17/02/2022 Court upgrades slavery order against father and son
- 24/02/2022 GLAA Board vacancies
- 07/03/2022 Man arrested for suspected gangmaster offences in Northern Ireland
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- 17/03/2022 Responsible Car Wash Scheme targets crime hotspots
- 21/03/2022 GLAA CEO: 'We stand with Ukrainians and won’t hesitate to prosecute those who seek to exploit them'
- 12/04/2022 Court of Appeal upholds Peter Swailes’ suspended sentence
- 05/05/2022 GLAA questions further suspects in North Wales care home investigation
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- 07/06/2022 Sector-wide collaboration to improve workers’ experience on Seasonal Workers’ Scheme
- 15/06/2022 Leicester workers complete workers' rights qualification
- 06/07/2022 Find out how to protect your workers and your business at joint webinar
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- 26/07/2022 Hand car washes targeted by GLAA during three-week national blitz
- 26/07/2022 Low Pay Commission publishes report looking at the Leicester textiles sector
- 28/07/2022 Multi-agency video marks World Day Against Trafficking
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- 22/08/2022 New board members officially appointed
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- 30/09/2022 Workers’ rights qualification and GLAA investigator nominated for industry awards
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- 10/10/2022 Man in custody charged with trafficking and assault
- 14/10/2022 Lincolnshire car wash owners handed 10-year slavery order
- 18/10/2022 Anti-Slavery Day: "We're building an alliance against exploitation"
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