To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many employment agencies have been prosecuted in the last 12 months for breaches of the (a) Employment Agencies Act 1973 and (b) Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Business Regulations 2003, broken down by offence. (105559)

In the last 12 months, the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate has brought one successful prosecution. This case related to a person breaching Section 3 of the Employment Agencies Act 1973, operating an employment agency while prohibited. There have been no prosecutions under the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003.