The GLA is a non departmental public body within the Department
for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The authority
monitors the working conditions of those involved in the
agriculture, horticulture, shellfish gathering, and associated
processing and packaging industries.
The GLA was created by the Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004.
Section 19 of this Act allows specified officers in HMRC to share
information with the GLA in certain circumstances. The GLA and HMRC
have many overlapping areas of work, and we should take every
opportunity to share information with them, so long as done in the
manner detailed below.
If an officer from the Gangmasters Licensing Authority asks you for information, you must pass on this request to the Labour Providers Units (LPU), via the central LPU contact (see IDG90100). Likewise, if you are asked by any other organisation for information about gangmasters, please pass on this request to the central LPU contact. Offices other than LPU are not permitted to disclose this information to the GLA.
If you receive a request for this information from the GLA, please contact the relevant LPU via the central contact point as noted in IDG90100.
This guidance applies to the whole of the United Kingdom.
If you receive a request for information and are unsure how to proceed, please contact Information Strategy for advice. See IDG90100 for contact details.
