MOST of the suspected illegal workers arrested on the Olympic Park had not started working on the site, Games bosses have said.

Officers from the United Kingdom (UKBA) arrested 90 people between April and November, most of them suspected of immigration offences.

An Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) spokesman said: “Media reports give the impression that the UK Borders Agency has removed people working illegally on the Olympic Park.

“In the vast majority of cases those arrested have not done a minute’s work on the park.

“They have been arrested before setting foot on the site through the screening checks set up for all potential workers.

“UKBA has been on site for almost two years checking documentation for workers before they can gain employment on the Park.

“In this way we make sure that only those legally entitled to work can do so.”

Click here to follow the Waltham Forest Guardian on Twitter