FOI release

Civil penalties issued for employing illegal workers in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset

Published 8 April 2014

Financial Year County Number of initial penalties Gross penalty value Monies collected yearly for whole regime (not by county)
2008/09        
  Cornwall 10 £87,500  
  Devon 23 £200,000  
  Somerset 2 £20,000  
Total   35 £307,500 £ 1.3 million
2009/10        
  Cornwall 16 £188,750  
  Devon 39 £430,000  
  Somerset 6 £55,000  
Total   61 £673,750 £4.1 million
2010/11        
  Cornwall 22 £197,500  
  Devon 52 £443,750  
  Somerset 8 £55,000  
Total   82 £696,250 £6.9 million
2011/12        
  Cornwall 26 £236,250  
  Devon 44 £377,500  
  Somerset 1 £10,000  
Total   71 £623,750 £6.5 million
2012/13        
  Cornwall 14 £113,750  
  Devon 42 £333,750  
  Somerset 2 £25,000  
Total   58 £472,500 £6.3 million
2013/14 (up to Dec 13)        
  Cornwall 10 £71,250  
  Devon 19 £223,750  
  Somerset 2 £10,000  
Total   31 £305,000 £4 million

Note: The figures provided are sourced from a Home Office management information system which is not quality assured under national statistics protocols and is subject to change due to internal data quality checking. Figures provided from this source do not constitute part of national statistics and should be treated as provisional.