Home secretary Amber Rudd has confirmed the appointment of a former deputy chief constable of Leicestershire Police as interim chief executive at the Gangmasters & Labour Abuse Authority.
Roger Bannister, 49, who retired as a police officer this month after 30 years, will lead the national law enforcement and compliance agency, which seeks to protect the vulnerable from exploitation.
His appointment comes following the death of the GLAA’s former chief executive Paul Broadbent in December.
Bannister, who will take up his new post on 16 April, said he had had “very positive professional dealings” with the GLAA in his former role as a senior police officer.
“I knew Paul Broadbent both personally and professionally and I hope to build on the significant work and success that he helped the GLAA achieve.
“I am also looking forward to working in partnership with others to protect vulnerable workers and help bring to justice those who exploit people for their labour and commit criminality.”
Margaret Beels, chair of the GLAA board, said Bannister’s impressive track record as a police officer, coupled with his passion and enthusiasm to help protect those who were exploited for their labour, made him the ideal candidate to take the GLAA forward and continue building on Broadbent’s legacy.
“He will have the support of the board and everyone at the GLAA in cementing the authority’s position as the foremost agency for tackling labour exploitation and we wish him every success,” she said.
An open recruitment process to select and confirm a permanent chief executive for GLAA will be carried out over the next six months.
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