UK Statutory Instrument SI 2007 United Kingdom

Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) Order 2007

Article 3 together with the Schedule describe how an employer will be excused from paying a penalty under section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 for either the duration or the remainder of the employment.

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Enforced by
Home Office
Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Employer3

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.art006 (1) The requirements in relation to any documents or combinations... Regulated
  • Check right-to-work documents and keep copies for 2 yearsEmployer
s.art006 (1) The requirements mentioned in article 3A(1)(c) are, in relation... Regulated
  • Ensure IDVT right-to-work checks meet requirements and keep records for 2 yearsEmployer
s.art007 Nothing in this Order permits employers to retain documents produced... Regulated
  • Don't keep right-to-work documents longer than necessaryEmployer
s.art010 The period prescribed for the purposes of section 16(5)(b) of... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must decide objections within 28 daysCrown / Minister / Government department
35 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 A current passport endorsed to show that the holder is... (opens in a new tab)
s.001 A document issued by the Home Office showing that the...
s.001 A Certificate of Application issued by the Home Office, showing...
s.001 A document issued by the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick...
s.002 A passport or national identity card showing that the holder,... (opens in a new tab)
s.003 A ... registration certificate or document certifying ... permanent residence... (opens in a new tab)
s.003 A document issued by the Home Office to a family...
s.003 A document issued by the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick...
s.003 A frontier worker permit issued under regulation 8 of the...
s.004 A permanent residence card issued by the Home Office ...... (opens in a new tab)
s.004 A document issued by the Home Office to a family...
s.004 A passport or passport card (in either case, whether current...
s.004 A document issued by the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick...
s.005 A current biometric immigration document issued by the Home Office... (opens in a new tab)
s.006 A current passport endorsed to show that the holder is... (opens in a new tab)
s.007 A current immigration status document issued by the Home Office... (opens in a new tab)
s.008 A ... birth certificate issued in the United Kingdom ...,... (opens in a new tab)
s.009 An adoption certificate issued in the United Kingdom ... when... (opens in a new tab)
s.010 A birth certificate issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle... (opens in a new tab)
s.011 An adoption certificate issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle... (opens in a new tab)
s.012 A certificate of registration or naturalisation as a British citizen,... (opens in a new tab)
s.013 A letter issued by the Home Office ... to the... (opens in a new tab)
s.art001 Citation, commencement and interpretation
s.art002 In this order— “the 2006 Act” means the Immigration, Asylum...
s.art003 Excuse from paying civil penalty
s.art003 (1) An employer is excused from paying a penalty under...
s.art004 (1) To the extent provided for by paragraphs (2) and...
s.art004 (1) To the extent provided for by paragraph (2) an...
s.art004 Excusal from paying civil penalty: Home Office online right to work checking service
s.art005 An employer is excused from paying a penalty under section...
s.art005 An employer is excused from paying a penalty under section...
s.art008 Objections
s.art009 The prescribed period within which a notice of objection must...
s.art011 Code of practice: civil penalties
s.art012 Code of practice: discrimination

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