US EditionHome Office to Share Asylum Hotel Locations with Food Delivery Firms
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 23 – The Home Office's data sharing with delivery firms supports a 50% increase in enforcement raids and has led to thousands of illegal workers being removed from platforms.
- In a new data-sharing agreement, the Home Office will share asylum hotel location data with delivery firms, embedding the move in a broader gig economy enforcement push.
- Last year, the delivery firms pledged extra security checks after The i Paper revealed account trading; earlier this month they met Home Office bosses to address ongoing abuses.
- During a joint operation in Birmingham, Home Office officers disguised the raid as a routine safety check, catching delivery riders off guard and handcuffing several.
- According to delivery companies, thousands of platform accounts have been suspended after efforts to crack down on illegal account sharing, and riders sharing accounts with unauthorised workers face suspension.
- Legislation will require all companies, including gig economy firms, to verify that workers have the legal right to work, as the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill is set to impose stricter illegal working rules.
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