Telford man fined £1k for working as illegal gangmaster at Kenilworth slaughter house

NewsMidlands NewsCourtsPeter McGuigan, 56, pleaded guilty in court10:36, 23 Jul 2026A Telford man caught operating as an illegal gangmaster at a Warwickshire slaughterhouse has been punished by magistrates.‌Peter McGuigan supplied workers to an abattoir near Kenilworth even though he was not licensed to do so.‌Magistrates have now handed him a court bill topping £1,400.‌READ MORE: The disturbing digital trail left by racist monster who raped Sikh woman he thought was MuslimLegislation states that firms supplying agriculture, horticulture, food processing and shellfish gathering workers must hold a valid gangmasters licence to protect them from exploitation.But McGuigan, of Shop Lane, Telford, supplied about 125 workers to the abattoir without a licence between January 2022 and June 2023‌Th