A kebab shop in Swindon has been slapped with a £40,000 fine for hiring workers illegally.
A new list of all the UK businesses fined for hiring workers illegally has been issued, after the Home Office's Immigration Enforcement team carried out checks at various businesses between January and March 2026.
According to the illegal working civil penalties document published on gov.uk on August 27, 2026, one Swindon kebab shop was among those caught.
Diamond Kebab House, on Cricklade Road in Gorsehill, were found to have hired workers illegally between January and March of this year.
The liable party is listed as DKHUK Ltd and a £40,000 fine has been handed to the business as a result.
It is unclear how many people were working illegally at the shop.
The Adver has tried to make contact with the owner but, at the time of writing, has not had a response.
The company's website described Diamond Kebab House as “one of Swindon's top takeaway destinations” that is “most famous for Kebabs, from Doner, to Shish, to Kofte and more”.
The kebab house had a four out of five ‘Good’ food hygiene rating and accrued an average rating of 3.8 out of five based on 218 Google Reviews, with a more positive 4.7 out of five average rating on TripAdvisor based on three reviews.
Diamond Kebab House is not the first Swindon business to have been fined for hiring illegal workers.
Last year in Swindon, nine local businesses were found to be employing people illegally.
This included Indian Bazaar, at 103 Broad Street, and Swift Garage LTD, at 44 Westcott Place, which were both fined £40,000, and Magic Chippy, at 5 Drove Road, which was ordered to pay £45,000 at the start of the year.
Swindon town centre Brazilian restaurant Recanto, at 96-97 Commercial Road, was visited by the Home Office Immigration Enforcement team between April 1 and June 30, 2025 and fined £40,000.
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Meanwhile, award-winning restaurant The Jewel in the Crown, based at 14-16 Victoria Road, was fined £28,000.
The Government department also fined Big Van World in Chelworth Park, Chelworth Manor, £80,000 as well as a company called Apollo Solutions Wiltshire Ltd.
It is claimed that they jointly hired two illegal workers.
Chennai Fresh at 30 County Road was visited between October and December 2025, where immigration enforcement officers discovered employees had been hired illegally, without the right to work in the UK.
The liable party, listed as AAA Shop Limited, was issued a fine of £55,000.
Fisherman Place at 35 Havelock Street was fined £40,000 and barber shop Costero's Palace Swindon at 59 Commercial Road was slapped with a fine of £45,000.
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