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How your personal information is used within the borders, immigration and citizenship system.
Introduction The Home Office holds and processes 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.
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.
A quarterly report listing the fines (civil penalties) for illegal working given to employers in the UK.
Guidance for employers on how to avoid discrimination when carrying out right to work checks.
How to detect basic forgeries in identity documents.
A guide to the civil penalty scheme for employers who give a job to an illegal worker.
How ex-gratia payments are managed and resolved, and how actual and non-financial losses are assessed by UKVI, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force.
Detention services order 07/2016 about the Home Office’s responsibility to complete a risk assessment before restraining a detainee under escort.
Detention services order 08/2014 about the Home Office's responsibilities if a detainee or resident dies in their custody.
This report shows the number of illegal working civil penalties from 1 October to 31 December 2025.
Contact details for Immigration Enforcement’s immigration compliance and enforcement teams
Detention services order 03/2015 about handling complaints in immigration centres.
Guidance on how complaints are managed and resolved by UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force.
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.
Detention services order 11/2025 on the use of force on detailed adult individuals in immigration removal centres and other facilities.
Detention Services Order 08/2025 about procedures of managing detained individuals who have been assessed as posing risk of escaping, absconding from detention.
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