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Illegal working civil penalties - anonymous regional report: 1 October to 31 December 2023

Updated 30 May 2024

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This report shows the number of penalties, the number of illegal workers found, and the value of the penalties issued between 1 July to 30 September 2023.

This includes:

  • the number of penalties
  • the number of illegal workers found
  • the value of the penalties issued (£)[footnote 1]
London and South East England Midlands and Eastern England North East England, Yorkshire and Humberside North West England Scotland and Northern Ireland Wales and South West England
Number of penalties 135 102 48 36 34 36
Number of illegal workers found 229 190 73 71 57 65
Value of penalties issued (£) 2,660,000 2,050,000 830,000 795,000 675,000 865,000

  1. This figure is the gross value of penalties issued. The recoverable value will be reduced due to adjustments made following objections and/or appeals ↩

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