FOI release

Enforcement visits and civil penalties imposed for employing illegal workers in the Blackburn region in 2013

Published 8 April 2014

FOI release 30126.

Suspects encountered (of whom) Arrested (of whom) Removed
271 59 18

From 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2013, 17 civil penalties were issued to employers for employing illegal workers following visits conducted in the Blackburn postcode area resulting in a gross penalty value of £135,000.

Note: The figures quoted have been derived from management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change .