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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Home Office has no idea how many people have stayed in UK after their visas expired, report warns

The government has failed to gather basic information such as whether people leave the UK after their visas expire or how many might have stayed to work illegally, the chairman of a cross-party committee of MPs said.

The Public Accounts Committee (Pac), which examines the value for money of government projects, said the Home Office had failed to analyse exit checks since the skilled worker visa route was introduced by the Tories in 2020.

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