Question follow-through · 105793

Undocumented Workers: Slavery

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many business owners employing those arrested in illegal working raids since 1 July 2024 are being (a) investigated and (b) have been prosecuted under modern slavery offences.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
14 Jan 2026
Target answer date
19 Jan 2026
Answer
23 Jan 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many business owners employing those arrested in illegal working raids since 1 July 2024 are being (a) investigated and (b) have been prosecuted under modern slavery offences.

  2. 19 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Home Office take the issues of illegal working and modern slavery seriously and continues to take robust enforcement action against those who breach immigration and modern slavery laws.The Home Office does not hold data in a format that identifies how...

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