The UK Border Agency does not specifically conduct operational enforcement visits to educational or health care facilities that might be providing a service to an illegal immigrant nor has a fine been issued in such circumstances.
The UK Border Agency does conduct compliance visits to educational providers to ensure that they are a bona fide establishment and will act on any intelligence it receives that immigration offenders might be present at certain premises or that a business is employing illegal workers.
If an employer is found to be employing an illegal migrant worker, then they may be subject to a civil penalty of up to £10,000 for each illegal worker or, in more serious cases, criminal prosecution. If convicted on indictment, the employer may face an unlimited fine and, in some cases, imprisonment for up to two years.
The information requested about how many illegal immigrants have registered at reception centres in (a) Liverpool and (b) Croydon following detection as lorry stowaways is not available from existing records.
The UK Border Agency's National Operations Database (NOD) records the number of individuals arrested and referred to the Agency by the police broken down by office and not where the individual was discovered. The number of lorry stowaways arrested and referred to the UK Border Agency by the police since August 2005 to November 2008 broken down by office is as follows at Annex A.
This information has only been recorded since August 2005.
The figures provided do not constitute part of National Statistics as it is based on management information. This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols and should be treated as provisional.
2005 2006 Local enforcement office Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Total 24hr Duty Office Manchester — — — — — — — 6 6 Becket House London 6 9 — 7 3 2 — 7 34 Bedford 13 16 10 17 4 10 22 8 100 Bristol 3 7 3 8 10 20 5 11 67 Cardiff 9 3 2 — 6 5 6 4 35 Communications House London 12 3 — 1 5 1 1 1 24 Croydon Enforcement Unit 10 — 2 7 — 3 2 3 27 Dallas Court Manchester 1 2 — — 1 — — 1 5 Dorset — — — — — — — 1 1 East Midlands Enforcement 22 5 13 10 7 10 9 21 97 Eaton House Middlesex 40 57 46 30 22 30 10 34 269 Edinburgh — 1 — 1 — — 1 — 3 Felixstowe — — 2 2 — 4 11 6 25 Glasgow Enforcement Unit 2 — — — 1 2 — — 5 Humberside — 1 1 — 1 — — 5 8 Leeds/Bradford — 3 4 1 — 1 — 2 11 Liverpool 11 1 9 2 14 5 5 13 60 Mid Kent Enforcement Unit 16 2 — 2 3 — 5 — 28 Midlands Enforcement Unit 6 17 19 10 7 3 8 4 74 Norfolk Enforcement Office — 2 1 1 3 — 3 — 10 North Shields 1 — 1 — 2 — — — 4 Plymouth — 1 1 — — — — — 2 Portsmouth 2 1 4 4 4 7 5 1 28 South Yorkshire — 1 — 1 1 1 — 1 5 Southampton — 1 1 5 — 11 5 — 23 St. Ives 15 5 5 5 13 9 1 7 60 Stansted Enforcement Unit 15 4 21 8 20 5 6 2 81 Stoke — 12 3 — — — — — 15 Swansea — — — — — 1 — — 1 Grand Total 184 154 148 122 127 130 105 138 1,108 Note: These figures do not constitute part of National Statistics and should be treated as provisional. Source: Specific National Operations Database (NOD) Operational Activity Report (OAR)
2006 2007 Local enforcement office Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Total 24hr Duty Office Manchester 1 2 — — — — 1 4 6 2 3 1 20 Aberdeen — — — — — 1 — — — — — — 1 Becket House London 3 2 5 1 2 5 4 — 27 9 3 7 68 Bedford 10 2 12 1 1 3 11 4 7 21 26 16 114 Boston — — — — — — — — — 8 9 — 17 Bristol 2 6 11 — — 1 6 7 3 1 — 11 48 Cardiff — 4 4 — 8 — 1 2 2 3 — — 24 Communications House London 3 — 1 1 4 2 1 — 9 1 — — 22 Croydon Enforcement Unit — — 16 — 3 5 7 2 — 10 6 — 49 Dallas Court Manchester — 1 — — — — — — — 3 — 1 5 Dorset — — 1 — 2 1 11 — — 1 — — 16 East Midlands Enforcement 4 18 4 — 9 3 4 6 4 5 10 2 69 Eaton House Middlesex 34 27 30 38 21 45 59 44 39 10 20 17 384 Edinburgh — — — 1 — 1 — 2 — — — — 4 Felixstowe 8 — 9 1 7 — 6 3 — — — 9 43 Grantham — — — — — — — — — 14 — — 14 Humberside — 3 1 — — — 1 — — — — — 5 Kent Arrest Team — — — — — — — — 1 — — 3 4 Leeds/Bradford 7 9 4 — — — — — — — — — 20 Lincoln — — — — — — — — 1 3 — — 4 Liverpool 4 7 — 1 1 1 1 — — 5 — — 20 Mid Kent Enforcement Unit — — — — — — 8 — 2 3 3 4 20 Midlands Enforcement Unit 14 19 10 7 7 7 18 8 5 6 1 34 136 Norfolk Enforcement Office — — — — — 4 — 3 — 2 — 1 10 North Shields 1 — — — — — — 2 2 — 2 1 8 Plymouth — — — — — — — 1 — 1 — — 2 Portsmouth — — 8 3 5 6 — 1 3 — — 2 28 South Yorkshire 1 — — 2 — — 3 — 1 — 2 — 9 Southampton 7 — 5 — 4 — — — — 1 — — 17 St. Ives 8 14 23 6 11 9 8 14 5 2 12 4 116 Stansted Enforcement Unit 9 — 16 13 7 4 19 6 12 7 8 13 114 Stoke — 1 — — — 1 — — — — — 2 4 Swansea 1 — 2 — — — — 4 — — — — 7 Teesside 1 — — — — — 3 — 5 — — 1 10 Grand Total 118 115 162 75 92 99 172 113 134 118 105 129 1,432 Note: These figures do not constitute part of National Statistics and should be treated as provisional. Source: Specific NOD OAR report.
2007 2008 Local enforcement office Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Total 24hr Duty Office, Manchester — — — — — — — 1 — 1 — 4 6 Aberdeen 1 — — — — — — — — 3 — — 4 ATLU, Anti Terrorist Liaison Unit — 1 — — — — — — — — — — 1 Becket House London 8 10 6 6 — 2 5 4 3 3 — 4 51 Bedford 11 16 7 4 17 27 21 43 17 47 37 31 278 Boston 2 — 6 — — — — 1 8 — 14 20 51 Bristol 6 5 3 27 7 6 16 13 4 7 — 6 100 Cardiff 12 — 2 — — — — — 4 2 2 1 23 Communications House London 9 — 1 9 — 2 3 13 — 1 — 2 40 Croydon Enforcement Unit — 4 — 10 5 17 7 22 9 29 18 6 127 Dallas Court Manchester — — — — — 3 — — 2 — — — 5 Dorset 13 6 — — 4 1 1 10 1 — — 1 37 E&R Dover — — — — 36 28 81 141 188 170 236 137 1,017 East Midlands Enforcement 15 14 — — 3 8 10 29 — 20 17 9 125 Eaton House Middlesex 4 33 54 46 15 62 51 84 31 60 23 18 481 Edinburgh — — — — — — 1 1 — — 2 — 4 Felixstowe — — — 4 — 8 2 — 3 3 — 9 29 Glasgow Enforcement Unit — — — — — 3 — — — — — 6 9 Humberside 1 2 — 1 1 — — 2 2 — — — 9 LCCG London Command Crime Group — 1 — — — — — — — — — — 1 Leeds/Bradford 10 1 2 1 4 — 4 2 2 5 1 — 32 Lincoln — 1 — — — — — — — — — — 1 Liverpool — 1 1 — 4 1 1 9 — 6 1 2 26 Mid Kent Enforcement Unit 2 — — — 3 1 — 1 — 1 — — 8 Midlands Enforcement Unit 4 43 7 37 17 3 3 5 28 19 4 8 178 Norfolk Enforcement Office — — 1 — — — 3 1 8 1 1 11 26 North Shields — — — 1 — 4 3 3 2 — 2 9 24 Plymouth — — — — — — — — — 3 — — 3 Portsmouth 5 6 7 8 11 6 17 10 6 10 — 6 92 South Yorkshire — 5 1 1 2 3 4 4 4 3 9 2 38 St. Ives 7 9 — 5 12 — 19 10 10 36 19 14 141 Stansted Enforcement Unit 5 4 4 19 10 9 16 18 12 28 37 7 169 Stoke — — — — 4 — — — — 3 3 2 12 Teesside — — 1 — 1 — 1 2 9 3 — — 17 Grand Total 115 162 103 179 156 194 269 429 353 464 426 315 3,165 Note: These figures do not constitute part of National Statistics and should be treated as provisional. Source: NOD OAR Report
Local Enforcement Office Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Total 24hr Duty Office, Manchester — — — — 3 — 6 — 9 Becket House London — 12 21 2 1 5 4 4 49 Bedford 19 11 11 9 28 49 48 41 216 Boston 15 — 8 9 17 19 3 15 86 Bristol 1 — 5 6 1 7 1 21 42 Cardiff 4 — — 7 — 5 8 3 27 Communications House London 2 8 1 — — — 2 4 17 Croydon Enforcement Unit 22 4 28 14 19 12 17 11 127 Dallas Court Manchester 1 — — — — — — 1 2 Dorset 1 4 1 — 17 5 — 2 30 E&R Dover 136 92 114 109 154 196 183 180 1,164 East Midlands Enforcement 11 40 7 20 22 25 11 10 146 Eaton House Middlesex 50 58 48 62 65 126 154 133 696 Edinburgh — 1 — — — — — — 1 Felixstowe 3 1 5 5 2 25 8 — 49 Glasgow Enforcement Unit — 1 — — — — 5 — 6 Humberside — — 2 — — — — 3 5 LCCG London Command Crime Group — — 1 — — — — — 1 Leeds/Bradford 2 1 — 3 1 — 2 — 9 Liverpool — — — 1 3 — — — 4 Mid Kent Enforcement Unit — — — — — — 1 — 1 M M Enforcement Team — — — 1 — — — — 1 Midlands Enforcement Unit — 6 2 17 20 18 11 41 115 Norfolk Enforcement Office — — 3 9 1 — 1 5 19 North Shields — 2 8 1 1 1 9 — 22 Plymouth — — — — — — 1 — 1 Portsmouth — — 10 9 15 9 20 1 64 South Yorkshire 2 3 2 17 4 1 1 9 39 St. Ives 30 9 26 30 7 49 20 14 185 Stansted Enforcement Unit 12 10 28 19 10 13 31 26 149 Stoke 11 7 — — — 4 2 9 33 Teesside — — — — — — — 1 1 Grand Total 322 270 331 350 391 569 549 534 3,316 Note: These figures do not constitute part of National Statistics and should be treated as provisional. Source: NOD OAR Reports April to September 2008, October 2008 and November 2008.
[holding answer 22 January 2009]: No Government have ever been able to produce an accurate figure for the number of people who are in the country illegally. By its very nature it is impossible to quantify accurately and that remains the case.
Although it is impossible to determine accurately how many people are in the UK illegally, the Home Office published the report “Sizing the unauthorised (illegal) migrant population in the United Kingdom in 2001” in 2005 as Home Office Online Report 29/05. This was a follow-on report from Online Report 58/04, “Sizing the Illegally Resident Population in the UK”.
A copy of the report is available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office’s Research, Development and Statistics Directorate website at:
http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs05/rdsolr2905.pdf