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Undocumented Workers: Deportation

Asked by Mr Louie FrenchConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 10 December 2025UIN 96310

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, of recent illegal working arrests, how many have been removed from the United Kingdom.

Answered by Alex Norris

Details of Immigration Enforcement activity to tackle illegal employment in the UK can be found in the Home Office’s published transparency data: Illegal working and enforcement activity to the end of September 2025 - GOV.UK

Returns data can also be found in the Home Office’s published transparency data. This is not broken down by arrest location: Returns from the UK and enforcement activity - GOV.UK

Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user needs, the resources required to compile the statistics, as well as quality and availability of data.

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