Civil penalty code of practice: prevention of clandestine entrants
Code of practice which sets out procedures to be followed by drivers and companies to prevent people using their vehicles to enter the UK illegally.
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Issued in accordance with section 33 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, this code of practice sets out guidance for drivers of commercial and private vehicles as well as buses and coaches.
A clandestine entrant is a person who hides in or on a vehicle to avoid going through UK border control.
The clandestine entrants civil penalties team (CECPT) will consider written (by post or email) requests for extensions to objections and appeals because of coronavirus.
All requests for extensions should be made in time and submitted by post to:
Clandestine entrants civil penalty team
Home Office
Border Force South East & Europe
Ground Floor, Martello House
Shearway Road
Shearway Business Park
Folkestone, Kent
CT19 4RH
United Kingdom
By email to: BF.CECPT@homeoffice.gov.uk
This will be reviewed on 30 September 2020.
Last updated 4 November 2020 + show all updates
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Turkish translation added.
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Bulgarian, German, Lithuanian and Romanian translations added.
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Update to advise that you can make a request for an extension to objections and appeals because of coronavirus.
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Updated code of practice and translations. New Portuguese translation added.
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Dutch translation added
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New translations added.
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Updated document.
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First published.