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Government fails to collect £222million in fines from rogue firms hiring illegal immigrant workers - as Home Office accused of 'failed clampdown'
An FOI request shows the Home Office issued £288.6 million in civil penalties for illegal worker hiring from 2021/22 to 2025/26 but collected only £66.4 million, leaving £222.2 million unpaid. The article highlights criticism that the government's enforcement crackdown lacks deterrence and quotes a migration-control researcher blaming Home Office incompetence.










