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Written question asked by Keith Vaz (Labour) on Thursday, 15 November 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 November 2007. It was answered by Lord Coaker (Labour) on Tuesday, 11 December 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

Security Guards: Licensing

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applicants for a Security Industry Authority licence since 1 October have been refused one as a result of being found not to have the right to work in the UK.
Answer

It is the legal duty of all employers to ensure that those they employ are entitled to work in the UK. However, while under no legal obligation to do so, since 2 July the SIA has carried out full right to work checks on all applications for SIA licences.The SIA publishes a weekly update of its licensing statistics which include the type and number of licences refused. This is available on the SIA's website at:"http://www.the-sia.org.uk/home/licensing/stats_2.htm"As the Home Secretary announced to Parliament on 13 November, work is under way on retrospective right to work checks on the estimated 40,000 non-EEA nationals who were granted licences before 2 July 2007. The Home Secretary will report again to Parliament when this work is complete.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
166477; 469 c491W;469 c493W
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Licensing Vetting Security guards
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk