Returns from the UK and enforcement activity
Statistical release covering returns from the UK and illegal working activity.
Updates to this page
- From:
- Home Office
- Published:
- 15 December 2024
- Last updated:
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8 October 2026
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Added latest statistics on Northern Ireland enforcement activity between 1 July 2024 and 30 June 2026.
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Revisions have been made to some figures. Full details of the changes made are in the notes section of "Returns from the UK between 1 July 2024 and 31 July 2026" and "Returns from the UK between 1 December 2022 and 31 January 2026".
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Published data on returns from the UK between 1 July 2024 and 31 July 2026.
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Added data on illegal working and enforcement activity to the end of June 2026,
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Republished 'returns from the UK and illegal working activity between 5 July and 7 December 2024'. This had previously been published, then overwritten.
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Added data on marriage referral and investigation scheme disruptions between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2025,
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'Northern Ireland enforcement activity between 1 October 2022 and 31 May 2026' has been published.
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Added information on Northern Ireland enforcement activity between 1 October 2022 and 31 May 2026.
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Published the note on family returns from the UK between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2025.
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Added latest statistics on returns from the UK between 1 December 2022 and 31 January 2026.
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Added the note illegal working and enforcement activity to the end of December 2025: by illegal working sector.
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Added 'Illegal working and enforcement activity to the end of December 2025'.
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Published statistics on illegal working activity between 14 to 17 November 2025 and 25 to 27 November 2025.
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Added data on illegal working and enforcement activity between 1 October and 31 October 2025.
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Added data on returns from the UK from 1 March 2023 to 31 October 2025.
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Added illegal working and enforcement activity to the end of September 2025.
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Added a note on illegal working activity for the week 20 July to 26 July where Home Office Immigration Enforcement teams undertook a weeklong intensification targeting illegal working hotspots.
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Added figures for returns from the UK between 5 July 2024 and 4 July 2025.
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Added data for illegal working activity to 28 June 2025.
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Added data for illegal working activity to 31 May 2025.
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Added statistics for returns from the UK from 5 July 2024 to 18 May 2025.
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Added statistics for returns from the UK from 5 July 2024 to 22 March 2025,
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Added data for illegal working activity to 22 March 2025.
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Updated the Illegal working activity since 5 July 2024 section with correct information about civil penalty notice.
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Added returns from the UK since 5 July 2024.
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Added a new attachment for illegal working activity since 5 July 2024.
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Added data on returns from the UK and illegal working activity from 5 July 2024 to 4 January 2025.
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This note provides an overview of the number of people who have been returned from the UK, and the ongoing effort to tackle the illegal employment and exploitation of vulnerable people in the UK.