"Border Security Minister Alex Norris has also met representatives from food-delivery firms to encourage them to do more to tackle the issue - such as using facial recognition checks to prevent riders sharing their identities with people who do not have permission to take up work in the UK. Norris said November's action ought to "send a clear message: if you are working illegally in this country, you will be arrested and removed"."
"He added: "We are tightening the law to clamp down on illegal working in the delivery sector to root out this criminality from our communities." The Home Office highlighted the cases of two Chinese nationals arrested at a restaurant in Solihull, four riders of Bangladeshi and Indian nationality in Newham, east London, and three riders of Indian nationality in Norwich. Seven of them were "detained for removal", it said."
The Home Office arrested 171 takeaway-delivery riders during a seven-day national enforcement operation in November, identifying 60 as working illegally and pursuing deportations. Border Security Minister Alex Norris urged food-delivery firms to increase safeguards, including facial recognition, to prevent identity-sharing and illicit account use. Specific arrests were highlighted in Solihull, Newham and Norwich, with seven detainees held for removal. Asylum seekers are generally barred from paid work for the first 12 months or until application approval. The Home Office shared asylum-hotel locations with delivery companies to monitor hotspots, and Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats report increased randomised facial checks.
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