CIVIL PENALTY CASE CANCELLED – February 2023

A Kent based construction firm was served with a referral notice and a potential fine amounting to £10,000 following an immigration enforcement operation in January 2023. The organisation was not the employer of the individual encountered by the enforcement officers and representations were made to highlight this to the Home Office. We were able to […]

£60,000 CIVIL PENALTY CANCELLED – March 2020

An Indian restaurant located in the South West was subjected to an immigration raid in January 2020. The business was raided by officers exercising their powers under section 28CA of the Immigration Act (also known as an Assistant Directors Letter). During the search, 3 individuals were found and officers alleged that they were employed by […]

A £30,000 ILLEGAL WORKING CIVIL PENALTY DROPPED AT APPEAL – December 2019

Following a disruptive construction site enforcement operation this construction firm was served with a potential civil penalty fine amounting to £30,000. However, the firm was not responsible for employing the individuals encountered by the enforcement officers and robust representations were made. The individuals named upon the civil penalty could not be identified by the business […]

UNLAWFUL SEARCH AND DISCRIMINATORY BEHAVIOUR £20,000 CIVIL PENALTY CANCELLED – September 2019

A Somerset based Indian restaurant was subjected to an Immigration Enforcement raid in May 2019. Following the enforcement raid the business was served with a potential £20,000 penalty. The business owner instructed Immigration Compliance Consultancy to investigate the case and support the business through the civil penalty process. An in-depth investigation identified that officers had […]

A WEST MIDLANDS BUSINESS HAS £40,000 IMMIGRATION FINE CANCELLED – August 2019

A long running business based in the West Midlands was subjected to an Immigration Enforcement raid in October . The business was served with a £40,000 civil penalty following the arrest of 2 males during the immigration raid. Immigration Compliance were subsequently instructed to investigate the case and support the business through the civil penalty […]

£180,000 CIVIL PENALTY CANCELLED FOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANY – August 2019

This South-East-based construction company was facing a County Court appeal in relation to a disputed illegal working civil penalty. The firm was initially served with a referral notice for 9 suspected illegal workers, totalling a fine of £180,000. Our investigation established that the Home Office had withheld relevant information preventing the construction company from presenting […]

SOUTH WALES BUSINESS HAS POTENTIAL £40,000 IMMIGRATION PENALTY DROPPED – July 2019

A successful business based in Cardiff was subjected to an Immigration Enforcement raid in March 2019. The business was served with a potential £40,000 civil penalty following the arrest of 2 males during the immigration raid. The business owner improved their chance of a successful challenge by immediately instructing the experts at Immigration Compliance consultancy […]

POTENTIAL £20,000 PENALTY CASE DROPPED BY THE HOME OFFICE – July 2019

A successful Indian restaurant based in South East England was subjected to an Immigration Enforcement raid in February 2019. During the raid a male was arrested and was suspected of working illegally. Consequently, the business was served with a potential £20,000 civil penalty. The business owner instructed the experts at Immigration Compliance to investigate the […]