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DRAFTIllegal codeworking penalties: codes of practice on preventing illegal working: Right to Work Scheme for employers

This code of practice sets out the prescribed checks that employers should conduct to avoid a civil penalty in the event of illegal working.

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Home Office and Immigration Enforcement
Published
1 July 2021
Last updated
3020 JuneDecember 20262024 — See all updates

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Code of practice on preventing illegal working: Right to Work Scheme for employers, 13 February 2024 (accessible)

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Employers have a key role to play in preventing illegal working in the UK. They do this by carrying out right to work checks on people before employing them, to make sure they are allowed to do the work in question.

This code of practice sets out the prescribed checks that employers should conduct to avoid a civil penalty in the event of illegal working and the factors that the Home Office takes into account when determining the amount of any penalty issued.

Previous versions of the code of practice are on the National Archives website.

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