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Written question asked by Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party) on Thursday, 11 January 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 January 2024 (named day). It was answered by Tom Pursglove (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 January 2024 on behalf of the Home Office.

Undocumented Migrants: Private Rented Housing

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data his Department holds on the number of people fined under section (a) 23(2) and (b) 25(4) of the Immigration Act 2014 for each year since the Act came into force.

Answer

The link to the transparency data can be found here, and covers the period 2016 to September 2023: Immigration Enforcement data: Q3 2023 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

Right to Work statistics can be found on tab CP02 and Right to Rent statistics can be found on tab CP03.

The data for 2023 only includes the published data covering the period January to September.

The information within the transparency data refers to the total numbers of entities who have received a civil penalty, rather than “the number of people fined”. For employment, this could mean a limited company, a sole trader, or a franchise. For renting, an entity could include a landlord or a letting agency.

It is possible that some entities have been fined on more than one occasion.

Data prior to 2016 does not exist in the same reportable format.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
9230
Session
2023-24
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Undocumented migrants Fines Landlords Private rented housing
Legislation
Immigration Act 2014
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk