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ARTICLE · 03 JULY 2008

Illegal Workers In The UK Q&A

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Around one hundred and thirty seven employers have been prosecuted to date; ten times the number caught last year. The UK Border Agency has handed out fines of approximately £500,000!

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Q. Have the changes to the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 ("the Act") resulted in more employers being prosecuted?

Around one hundred and thirty seven employers have been prosecuted to date; ten times the number caught last year. The UK Border Agency has handed out fines of approximately £500,000!1

Prosecutions are likely to continue to rise. The Government enhanced its enforcement budget by £100 million, increased publicity on cracking down on illegal working and gave the UK Border Agency the power to issue on the spot fines.

The Government has announced 60 per cent more immigration removal centres confirming that it had increased operations by 40 per cent. Liam Byrne (Immigration Minister) said "We are cracking down on illegal working with more enforcement raids than ever before".2

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