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Written question asked by Andrew Turner (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 June 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 June 2006. It was answered by Baroness Harman (Labour) on Monday, 17 July 2006 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.


Departmental Premises (Security)

Question
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs whether her Department has (a) directly and (b) indirectly employed illegal immigrants as security guards.
Answer

In 2005, an individual employed as a security guard by Her Majesty’s Courts Service, an Executive Agency of the Department, was found to be an illegal immigrant. His status was discovered in the process of an immigration officer's investigation, and he was found to have provided false information in order to obtain documents that showed him to be fit for employment. He was dismissed.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
449 c82W; 80812
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Undocumented migrants Department for Constitutional Affairs
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk