Immigration Act 2016

Policy effect

Made it a criminal offence for a person subject to immigration control to work if they know or have reasonable cause to believe that they are disqualified from working by reason of their immigration status, enabling earnings from illegal working to be seized under proceeds-of-crime powers.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Made it a criminal offence for a person subject to immigration control to work if they know or have reasonable cause to believe that they are disqualified from working by reason of their immigration status, enabling earnings from illegal working to be seized under proceeds-of-crime powers.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

… to crack down on serious exploitation of workers by establishing a new director who will oversee the relevant enforcement agencies making it a criminal offence to work illegally, seizing illegal workers’ earnings as the proceeds of crime making it easier to prosecute employers who deliberately or ‘turn a blind eye’ to employing illegal workers, and making sanctions tougher creating powers to close businesses and apply special compliance measures to employers who continue to flout the law ensuring that licenses for the sale of alcohol and late night refreshments are subject to compliance with immigration … Resources Previous: Provision Next: Signature Plain View Print Options What Version Latest available (Revised) Original (As made) Opening Options Open whole Instrument More Resources Original: King's Printer Version View more Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format. Provisions coming into force on 12th July 2016 3. The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Immigration Act 2016 is 12th July 2016— (a)sections 1 to 9 (Director of Labour Market Enforcement); (b)sections 10 to 13 (Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority); (c)section 25 (code of practice); (d)sections 31 to 33 (supplementary provision); (e)section 34 (offence of illegal working); (f)section 35 (offence of employing illegal worker); (g)sections 46 to 53 (powers of immigration officers etc.); (h)section 55 (supply of information to Secretary of State); (i)section 56 (detention etc. by immigration officers in Scotland); (j)section 57 (powers to take fingerprints etc. from dependants); (k)section 58 (interpretation of Part 3); (l)section 59 (guidance on detention of vulnerable persons); (m)section …

Review method

Two separate automated exact-claim source reviews

Other United Kingdom changes operative in 2016

• 2016-01-25Registered Traveller membership expanded to Hong Kong SAR, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan
• 2016-02-01Immigration Act 2014
• 2016-04-06Australian and New Zealand nationality exemption from immigration health charge removed
• 2016-04-06Youth Mobility Scheme annual health-charge rate reduced for applicants already liable
• 2016-05-31The Immigration Act 2016 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2016
• 2016-09-12The Immigration (Guidance on Detention of Vulnerable Persons) Regulations 2016
• 2016-11-21Registered Traveller membership expanded to sixteen additional countries
• 2016-11-23Multi-entry leave to enter effect for academic visitors
• 2016-11-23Multi-entry leave to enter effect for private medical treatment visit visas
• 2016-11-23Protection from leave lapse for accompanying family of posted Crown servants and British Council staff
• 2016-11-25EEA Regulations 2016 transitory provisions tightening residence criteria for family members of British citizens
• 2016-11-29The First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) Fees (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2016