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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.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration and Immigration Enforcement
• Published: 31 October 2024
• Last updated: 29 August 2025 — See all updates

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Illegal working civil penalties for UK employers: 1 January 2025 to 31 March 2025

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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 2025 to 31 March 2025.

Published 31 October 2024

Last updated 29 August 2025 + show all updates

1. 29 August 2025

   Added data for 1 January 2025 to 31 March 2025.

2. 31 May 2025

   Data for 1 October to 31 December 2024 published.

3. 23 April 2025

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

4. 11 April 2025

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

5. 28 February 2025

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

6. 31 October 2024

   First published.