Reported arrests for illegal immigrants cleaning Houses of Parliament raises questions over government policy
October 26th 2010 Recent reports in the media have suggested that Illegal immigrants have been discovered working as cleaners at the House of Commons. It is suspected that the ten employees had been working illegally in Parliament for several months.
Employers discovered using illegal immigrants are normally issued with a notification of potential liability and could face a fine of up to £10,000 for each illegal worker.
The allegations are the latest in a series of reports of embarrassing security lapses for officialdom in recent years. Incidents include last year’s discovery that illegal immigrants were employed as cleaners in the Home Office’s buildings, and the Brazilian cleaner who was discovered using a fake pass while working at the House of Commons in 2008. All staff at the Palace of Westminster are supposed to undergo stringent background checks by police and the security services before being issued passes. More articles from British Cleaning Council: | 
