Written question asked by David Davis (Conservative) on Wednesday, 29 June 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 July 2005. It was answered by Charles Clarke (Labour) on Monday, 10 October 2005 on behalf of the Home Office.
Illegal Immigrants
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many employers have been fined for employing illegal immigrants in each year since 1997.
- Answer
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The latest available information on the number of persons found guilty under Section 8 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1996 for employing illegal immigrants and those found guilty under section 25 (1) of the Immigration Act 1971 relating to the entry of an illegal entrant are shown in the following table.Section 25 (1) of the Immigration Act 1971 is legislation related to facilitating the entry of an illegal entrant. Some of those cases will have involved people who import and supply illegal workers. Offences of knowingly facilitating the entry of an asylum claimant, or leave to remain of a person, by means of deception were added by the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 Section 8 and it came into force on 27 January 1997.
Persons found guilty of offences under Immigration Acts 1971 Section 25 (1) and 1996 Section 8, at all courts, England and Wales 1997 to 2003 Number of persons Found guilty Act and Section Offence description 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 8 Employing a person subject to immigration control n/a 1 1 4 1 1 1 Immigration Act 1971 25 (1) (a) Knowingly facilitating the entry of an illegal entrant 130 115 149 141 141 204 165 25 (1) (b) Knowingly facilitating the entry of an asylumclaimant — 3 6 3 9 5 9 25 (1) (c) Knowingly facilitating leave to remain of persons bymeans of deception 1 5 6 7 3 6 9 n/a = ot applicable. (50) Principal immigration offence. (51) Provisional figures. (52) As added by Section 5 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. (53) Nil.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 9591; 437 c174-6W;437 c174-6W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Employment Undocumented migrants
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