Written Question·Home Office·UIN 69374

UK Border Force: Seasonal Workers

Tabled: 21 July 2025

Answered: 5 September 2025

Question

Mims Davies

Conservative — East Grinstead and Uckfield

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) sickness and (b) staff retention rates were of the seasonal workforce in Border force in 2024.

Answer

Seema Malhotra

Data on (a) sickness rates for this cohort is not centrally held by the Home Office.As regards (b) retention, at the start of 2024, Home Office was authorised by the Civil Service Commission to recruit on an exceptional basis up to 1000 SWF staff to meet ...

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