Eighteen illegal delivery workers arrested after immigration raid at DPD depot
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Eighteen workers have been arrested following an immigration raid at a DPD depot in the Midlands as part of a crackdown on illegal working in the parcel delivery industry.Home Office officials carried out the operation at the company's site in Dudley Port, Wolverhampton, on Tuesday this week.The collective of workers were detained on suspicion of immigration offences.Meanwhile, the business was issued with a Civil Penalty Referral Notice, triggering further investigations into whether it may have breached its legal obligations on right to work.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say If investigators establish that DPD employed illegal workers and failed to carry out the required pre-employment checks, the company could face fines of £45,000 for each worker.
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That figure can rise to £60,000 per worker for repeat offences, while the most serious cases could result in prosecution.A Home Office spokesman said: "We will not stand for illegal working."Since coming into office, immigration...
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