Written questions

Visas: Sponsorship

Commons · Question 101995 · Tabled 2 Jan 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 12 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many civil penalties have been issued to employers sponsoring workers under work-related visa routes since 4 July 2024 by a) visa route and b) sector.

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 12 Jan 2026

Information on illegal working civil penalty statistics has been published since 2016 as part of the Home Office Immigration Transparency Data. This can be found at immigration-enforcement-data-jul-sep-2025 on tab CP02.To identify specific employers spons...