Enforcement action taken against UK fishing companies
Freedom of Information Act request.
Ref: FOI 24-25 09
Date issued: 29 July 2024
Subject: Enforcement action taken against UK fishing companies
Question:
I would like to request information on enforcement actions taken against UK fishing companies by the Agency between April 2023 to present day.
Information on enforcement action includes:
1. Warning Letters
2. Labour Market Enforcement Undertakings
3. Labour Market Enforcement Orders
4. Criminal Prosecutions
Please include information on the company the enforcement action has been issued to, including name of the company, type of offence, date of enforcement action was undertaken and size of fine if given.
Response:
From April 2023 to present date, the enforcement action against UK fishing companies by the Agency to date includes:
|
Year |
Company name |
Type of offence |
Date of Enforcement |
Outcome |
|
2023 |
N/A |
Section 12/ Section 13[1] |
High risk compliance inspection (CI) took place on 22/02/2023 |
No further action following CI. |
Under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), certain information is exempt for release. One exemption under Section 40(2) applies to information that would be releasing personal data. Your request for the company name falls into this category.
Please note, this data includes the enforcement action taken in cases that have been closed against UK fishing companies from April 2023 to present day only. This does not include open cases.
[1] Offences under the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004. A section 12 offence involves operating as a gangmaster without a licence, and a section 13 offence includes entering into arrangements with an unlicensed gangmaster.