Press release: Up to 30,000 workers to help reap 2021 harvest
The number of workers permitted to travel to the UK to pick and package fruit and vegetables will be increased for next year’s harvest, the government has announced today (22 December).
The number of workers permitted to travel to the UK to pick and package fruit and vegetables will be increased for next year’s harvest, the government has announced today (22 December).
How standards for farming, food production, and pest and disease prevention will be maintained in the UK.
How standards for farming, food production, and pest and disease prevention will be maintained in the UK.
The purpose of this instrument is to ensure that legislation relating to animal and aquatic health, invasive alien species, plant propagating material and seeds remains operable following the Withdrawal Agreement, the Protocol on Ireland / Northern Ireland (“the Protocol”), and recent updates to EU law. The amendments in this instrument are technical in nature with no changes to policy.
Details of the Seasonal Workers Pilot for 2019 and 2020, the extended pilot for 2021, how we considered responses and the selected Pilot Operators.