Home Office announces data-sharing deal with food delivery firms
23/07/2025 | BBC News
The Home Office has announced a new agreement with Deliveroo, Just Eat, and Uber Eats to share the locations of hotels housing asylum seekers. The initiative is part of a broader crackdown on illegal working, enabling food delivery companies to identify suspicious activity, such as accounts frequently operating near such hotels. The move aims to target delivery riders sharing accounts with migrants who lack the legal right to work in the UK for the first 12 months or until their asylum application is approved. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper stated that this enhanced data sharing aims to close loopholes and increase enforcement against illegal working, which she claims undermines legitimate businesses and fuels organised immigration crime.
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