How to apply for or renew a gangmaster's licence
How to apply for or renew a licence to provide or use workers in agriculture, horticulture, shellfish gathering, or processing and packaging of food or drink.
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A gangmaster is a person or business that supplies workers to agriculture, horticulture, shellfish gathering, or processing and packaging of food or drink sectors in the UK.
You might also a gangmaster if you use workers in specific ways in shellfishing, or buy a crop and use your own or other workers to harvest, process or pack it.
This guidance explains more about who needs a gangmaster’s licence, and how to get or renew one.
Updates to this page
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Added the requirement for businesses based outside the UK to provide details of any licences or registrations held in their home country.
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First published.
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2026-06-16 16:46
Added the requirement for businesses based outside the UK to provide details of any licences or registrations held in their home country.
2026-04-07 08:00
First published.