Government Response to House of Lords, Horticultural Sector Committee - Report of Session 2022–23
The Government has responded to each recommendation in turn…
…The Government will publish the reviews of the scheme for 2020-22 in due course and is carefully considering the MAC's review of the SOL…
…Defra regularly engages with retailers and representative organisations such as the NFU, both individually and in forums on seasonal labour issues…
…The GLAA recognises that more prevention activity would help to ensure that workers sourced from overseas are not being exploited. As part of our approach, the GLAA has published guidance for businesses who wish to source workers from overseas and worked with key stakeholders to deliver information to potential workers…
…The GLAA will be actively seeking funding opportunities to ensure that this issue can be highlighted in source countries. The GLAA has worked with the IOM to produce a toolkit to tackle worker exploitation…
…The Home Office does not operate a labour market inspectorate, rather an immigration compliance function.
Whilst the Home office will always pass on intelligence or concerns of malpractice to the appropriate regulator, and we inevitably work closely with these organisations, it is not the function of UK Visas and Immigration to police the UK labour market…
…The organisations who sponsor seasonal migrant workers provide resources to workers during and after recruitment, which includes information on their right to join a trade union…