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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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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 July 2024 to 30 September 2024.

Updates to this page

Published 31 October 2024
Last updated 1123 April 2025 + show all updates
  1. This list has been republished as The Marriott Hotel were previously named in error. A correction has now been made.

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

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

  4. First published.

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