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Undocumented Workers: Fines

Asked by James McMurdockIndependentHome OfficeTabled Answered 22 December 2025UIN 100233

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to Answer of 8th December 2025 to Question 95555, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of existing fines in deterring illegal working.

Answered by Alex Norris

The Home Office continues to assess direct impacts of civil penalties for illegal working across all sectors of the labour market, through assessment of any changes in the composition and characteristics of those businesses receiving civil penalties, and their actions as a result.

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