Question follow-through · 28866

Undocumented Workers: Fines

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.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
10 Sept 2026
Target answer date
14 Sept 2026
Answer
22 Sept 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 14 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    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...

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