| A report by Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee exposes that the UK Home Office lacks basic data on whether skilled worker visa holders leave when their visas expire or illegally overstay, affecting around 1.18 million applicants and 630,000 dependants since 2020. Notably, post‑Brexit expansion into the social care sector led to worker exploitation—including debt bondage and excessive hours—with over 470 sponsorship licences revoked. The PAC urges improved exit checks, cross-government collaboration, and proposals to ban overseas recruitment of care workers, despite sector shortages of 130,000 roles |
