questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of raising the illegal working civil penalties to employers found to be hiring illegal migrants.
answerText: The civil penalties were recently raised in February 2024 to £45,000 per illegal worker for a first breach from £15,000, and up to £60,000 for repeat breaches from £20,000.
heading: Undocumented Workers: Fines