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Undocumented Workers: Fines

Question for Home Office

UIN 137049, tabled on 23 April 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 29 March 2018 to Question 135084, how many fines for the employment of illegal workers have been levied since the commencement of the scheme in 2008.

Answered on

26 April 2018

Since the commencement of the scheme in February 2008 to 31 March 2018; 20,315 initial decision illegal working civil penalties have been issued .

Please note the figures are for penalties levied at the initial decision stage which may be reduced, cancelled, increased or reissued at the objection or appeal stage.

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