A Bill to apply the provisions of the Gangmasters Licensing Act 2004 to the construction industry; and for connected purposes.
The Bill would amend section 3 of the Gangmasters Licensing Act 2004 so that the provisions of the Act would apply to the construction industry.
House of Commons
20 October 2009
The bill would extend the licensing rules from the Gangmasters Licensing Act 2004 to cover the construction industry. By changing section 3, it would bring construction labour providers and their workers under the Act’s licensing and protection rules. This aims to tackle exploitation on construction sites by regulating labour supply more carefully.
The bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons and would need further stages (committee, report, and third reading) to progress.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 10 June. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill was on the Order Paper for a Second Reading on several Fridays before being dropped by its sponsor, Jim Sheridan.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
