Undocumented Workers: Fast Food

(asked on 24th November 2025) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many work visa compliance visits were carried out for illegal working in the fast food delivery economy in the most recent year for which data is available; and how many breaches were found for (a) Ubereats, (b) Justeat, (c) Deliveroo, (d) Foodhub, (e) McDonalds/McDelivery and (f) others.


Answered by
Alex Norris Portrait
Alex Norris
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 27th November 2025

The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

However, the latest published data that we do have on illegal working and recent enforcement activity focusing on delivery drivers can be found at the links below: Illegal working and enforcement activity to the end of September 2025 - GOV.UK

Hundreds arrested in illegal delivery rider shut down   - GOV.UK

Illegal working activity between 20 July and 26 July 2025 - GOV.UK

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