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Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Bill

Am I right in thinking that the draft code just circulated by the noble Baroness is applicable to the clause we are now discussing? If it is, parts of it may assuage some of the anxieties just expressed by the noble Viscount, Lord Bridgeman. I am thinking in particular of paragraph 8 on page 9, where the employer does have a right of objection because the level of the penalty is too high. The Secretary of State is obliged to consider evidence provided of the employer’s financial circumstances in determining the objection. If that means that the fine imposed should not be such as to jeopardise the continuing existence of the business, perhaps it will achieve a part of what the noble Viscount seeks in some of his amendments. I hope that the noble Baroness can assure us that what is set out in the code will apply to the interpretation of Clause 16.