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Illegal working penalties: UK report

A quarterly report listing the fines (civil penalties) for illegal working given to employers in the UK.

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From:
UK Visas and Immigration and Immigration Enforcement
Published:
31 October 2024
Last updated:
9 September 2026
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  1. Removed Grey Beards Ltd from the list of penalties.

  2. Data for the period 1 January to 31 March 2026 has been published.

  3. Amended the penalty amount for the The Eden School Ltd.

  4. Removed SM Services Glasgow Limited from the list.

  5. October 2024 data archived.

  6. Updated address details for 'Nova Services Group Limited' in October 2024 data.

  7. Data for 1 October to 31 December 2025 published. Data for October 2024 published - this was previously omitted from the 1 October to 31 December 2024 data.

  8. Removed OCS Group UK Ltd as the penalty has been cancelled.

  9. Added the data for Q2: 1 July to 30 September 2025.

  10. Added the illegal working civil penalties for UK employers, 1 April 2025 to 30 June 2025.

  11. List updated as one of the liable parties did not qualify to appear.

  12. Added data for 1 January 2025 to 31 March 2025.

  13. Data for 1 October to 31 December 2024 published.

  14. This list has been republished as the wrong employer was previously named in error. A correction has now been made.

  15. Updated details section to give more information about what is listed in the illegal working penalties report.

  16. Published the illegal working civil penalties for UK employers for 1 July to 30 September 2024.

  17. First published.

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Illegal working civil penalties for UK employers: 1 January to 31 March 2026

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This quarterly report lists employers in the UK that have received fines (civil penalties) for illegal working.

The report lists fines given to:

  • employers who have not paid or are not making regular payments towards a penalty 28 days after they have exhausted all their objection and/or appeal rights
  • employers who have been served with a second or further penalty once they have exhausted all their objection and/or appeal rights regardless of whether any payment has been made

This update includes data for the period 1 January to 31 March 2026.

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