Undocumented Workers: Fines
Commons · Question 28866 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 22 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Louie French
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of businesses issued with fines for employing illegal workers (a) dissolving and (b) liquidating before fines are paid.
Answer
Answered by Anna Turley, 22 Sep 2026
The Home Office pursues debt recovery in every case and proactively monitors liable companies through Companies House from the point a civil penalty referral is logged. This enables the early identification of proposed strike-offs and timely objections, h...