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How your personal information is used within the borders, immigration and citizenship system.
Introduction The Home Office hold and process personal information…
A list for employers to check if their staff have the right to work in the UK.
You may conduct one of the 3 checks to establish a right to work: if you…
How to carry out right to work checks, why you need to do them, and which documents you can use.
About this guidance This guidance advises an employer how to conduct a…
Ynglŷn â’r canllawiau hyn Mae’r canllawiau hyn yn cynghori cyflogwr ar sut…
Find out how to make a subject access request to see information held about you. You can also make a request for someone else.
A quarterly report listing the fines (civil penalties) for illegal working given to employers in the UK.
How to detect basic forgeries in identity documents.
This code of practice sets out the prescribed checks that employers should conduct to avoid a civil penalty in the event of illegal working.
Explains how we handle data provided by financial condition supporters.
How ex-gratia payments are managed and resolved, and how actual and non-financial losses are assessed by UKVI, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force.
Guidance for employers on how to avoid discrimination when carrying out right to work checks.
Immigration staff guidance on inviting applicants to volunteer evidence to demonstrate a biological relationship.
Immigration staff guidance on administrative and criminal powers for officers dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.
This report shows the number of illegal working civil penalties from 1 October to 31 December 2024.
Guidance on how complaints are managed and resolved by UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force.
Immigration detention policy on adults who may be at risk of harm in detention.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Guidance on what to do if your application for an account is declined or if your account is closing because you are in the UK illegally.
Detention services order 01/2022 about the care and management of individuals under the assessment care in detention and teamwork (ACDT) processes.
Detention services operating standards manual for immigration service removal centres.
A quarterly report listing the fines (civil penalties) for illegal working given to employers in London and the South East.
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