Question follow-through · 69478
Fair Work Agency
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has for the future of the Fair Work Agency; what statutory duties it will assume from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority in responding to modern slavery and human trafficking; and
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 21 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 3 Sept 2025 · 44 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has for the future of the Fair Work Agency; what statutory duties it will assume from the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority in responding to modern slavery and human trafficking; and
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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3 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Fair Work Agency will take on the full remit of the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA).Collaborating with other government bodies will be crucial to the Fair Work Agency effectively enforcing employment rights. We have ensured it will be ab...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Migrant Workers: Domestic Service
10 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans the Fair Work Agency has to collect data on Overseas Domestic Worker visa holders at risk of exploitation; and in what way this data will inform the Agency's enforcement priorities.