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Dept for Education and Employment;Employment Service

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what guidance he issues to jobcentres about preventing persons not lawfully entitled to work in the United Kingdom having access to their services; and if he will make a statement; what checks jobcentres are required to undertake (a) generally and...

Asked by

David Lidington (Conservative)

Answering body

Department for Education and Employment

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Written questions

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Answered

Tabled on

29 June 2000

For answer on

10 July 2000

Answered on

10 July 2000

Mr. Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment (1) what guidance he issues to Jobcentres about preventing persons not lawfully entitled to work in the United Kingdom having access to their services; and if he will make a statement; [128921] (2) what checks Jobcentres are required to undertake (a) generally and (b) prior to reference to an employment agency in order to ensure that persons seeking employment are allowed to work in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement. [128924] Ms Jowell: [holding answer 4 July 2000]: Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service Agency under its Chief Executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given. Letter from Leigh Lewis to Mr. David Lidington, dated 10 July 2000: As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your questions about ensuring that persons seeking employment in the United Kingdom are entitled to do so. Permission to work in the United Kingdom is a matter for the Immigration and Nationality Directorate of the Home Office. While Jobcentres do have advice available to them on which groups of jobseekers from outside the UK are entitled to work in the UK, it would not be practical for them to undertake nationality checks given the fact that they make some 20 million job submissions annually. It is the responsibility of employers to ensure that jobseekers have permission to work. Employment Service guidance to Jobcentres states that non-EEA (European Economic Area) jobseekers are not entitled to obtain work in the UK without a work permit. It advises staff to pass inquiries to the Immigration and Nationality Directorate. Similarly, vacancies advertised via the Employment Service website carry a statement which makes clear that the vacancies are not open to non-EEA jobseekers. I hope this is helpful.

Date

10 July 2000

Reference

353 c413-4W;353 c411-2W; 128921;128924

House

House of Commons

Dept of Employment;Employment Service

What vetting is carried out when potential employers place advertisements for vacancies in job shops. - Text of letter from M. Fogden of Employment Service Agency.

Asked by

Bill Michie (Labour)

Answering body

Department of Employment

Type

Written questions

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Answered

Date

9 February 1993

Reference

218 c590-1W;218 c587-8W

House

House of Commons

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