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Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Gordon Banks (Labour). It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Monday, 4 December 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.


Illegal Immigrants (Employment)

Question
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of penalties that apply to employers of illegal immigrants.
Answer

To strengthen the existing powers to prosecute and fine the employers of illegal migrant workers, we took action in the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 to introduce a system of civil penalties for careless employers and a criminal offence of knowingly employing illegal workers. That will come into force by the end of 2007.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
454 c14 
106796 
Session
2006-07
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Employment Enforcement Undocumented migrants
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk