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Guidance

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. 

From:
Fair Work Agency, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and Department for Business and Trade
PublishedPublished:
7 April 2026
Last updatedupdated:
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28 JuneSeptember 2026 — See all updates

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How to apply for or renew a gangmaster's licence

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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.

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Published 7 April 2026
Last updated 1628 JuneSeptember 2026 — Show all updates

  1. Content changed to make it clear that gross annual turnover includes VAT charged to clients.

  2. Added the requirement for businesses based outside the UK to provide details of any licences or registrations held in their home country.

  3. First published.

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Update history

2026-09-28 11:02
Content changed to make it clear that gross annual turnover includes VAT charged to clients.

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.