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  Draft Gangmasters (Licensing Authority) Regulations 2014 - Structure of Authority's Board
  
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  The majority of MPs voted to reform the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, an in particular for the authority's board to comprise up to nine members all appointed by the Secretary of State. 
  
  Prior to the regulations taking effect the Gangmasters Licensing Authority's Board comprised nineteen representative members of various interested organisations and nine members appointed by various government bodies.
  
  The explanatory notes to the regulations[1] state:
  
  :Board members will be recruited through open competition rather than by nomination from a panel of named bodies. It will allow for the continuation of the level of engagement afforded by the previous representative Board by introducing an enhanced role for stakeholder advisory groups. 
  
  
  The motion approved by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That the [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/en/ukdsi/2014/9780111116159/introduction draft Gangmasters (Licensing Authority) Regulations 2014], which were laid before this House on 9 June, be approved.
  
  
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  * [1] [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2014/9780111116159/pdfs/ukdsiem_9780111116159_en.pdf Explanatory notes to the Draft Gangmasters (Licensing Authority) Regulations 2014]
  
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