The Home Office has updated its Code of Practice on Preventing Illegal Working. The Code of Practice sets out the factors the Home Office will consider in determining the amount of the civil penalty for employing an illegal worker. It also highlights the checks that employers should conduct to avoid a civil penalty in the event of illegal working.
This Code updates the one issued in May 2014. It has been updated to reflect the Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) (Code of Practice and Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2018, which provides that employers may establish a statutory excuse against liability for an illegal working civil penalty by conducting an online right to work check using the Home Office online right to work checking service.
You can read the full, updated Code of Practice here.
You can access the Home Office Employer Checking Service here.
