- Margaret Beels has been appointed as the new Director of Labour Market Enforcement with effect from 22 November 2021
- Ms Beels will oversee the annual assessment of the scale and nature of non-compliance in the labour market and be responsible for producing the strategic direction of the 3 existing labour market enforcement bodies;
- The Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate
- The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority
- HMRC’s National Minimum Wage Team
- Ms Beels may also oversee the combination of the three enforcement bodies to create the Single Enforcement Body which Government announced in June 2021
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