Response Published
An inspection of the Home Office’s approach to Illegal Working
Home Office response: 1 accepted.
2 recommendations
1 accepted
Recommendations
Recommendation 1
Pending
The Home Office fully accepts all 6 of the recommendations.
Recommendation 2
Accepted
The Home Office response to the recommendations: The Home Office should: 1. Publish an updated (post-Windrush) strategy and Action Plan for tackling illegal working that clearly communicates:
Home Office accepted:
The Home Office commits to producing an updated strategy and Action Plan to tackle illegal working. This will be informed by the outcomes of the reviews of the immigration system that are underway or imminent, including Wendy Williams’ Windrush Lessons Learned Review, and will be part of a broader response to those reviews’ recommendations. It will also be informed by relevant legal judgements. The strategy will cover the items listed in the recommendation above and we will consult affected government Departments and agencies as part of this. We do not plan to publish the full strategy, due to concerns around operational sensitivities. However, we will undertake to publish a summary of the key points. 2. Capture, analyse and report the quantitative and qualitative data and information that enables the Home Office to demonstrate the effectiveness and appropriateness of: a. the overall strategy for tackling illegal working b. particular initiatives, operations and actions