Clandestine Entrant Civil Penalty Scheme
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In July 2022, the government launched a consultation seeking views on proposals to reform the Clandestine Entrant Civil Penalty Scheme. The scheme has not been reformed since 2002.
We received responses from industry stakeholders, companies and representative organisations, from within the UK and from countries across the EU. We are grateful to everyone who took part.
The government has now published its response, setting out a range of reforms, which have been designed to strike a balance between disincentivising negligence and failures to comply with vehicle security standards, while ensuring that the regime is not overly burdensome on industry.
Further information is available at: Clandestine Entrant Civil Penalty Scheme - GOV.UK.
Original consultation
Consultation description
This consultation will last for 8 weeks.
Under the Nationality and Borders Act 2022, the Secretary of State has a statutory duty to consult with such persons as she considers appropriate before regulations are made.
This consultation is aimed at:
- anyone who drives a vehicle which is going to enter the UK, including private drivers and commercial drivers
- anyone who is the owner or hirer of a vehicle which is going to enter the UK
- anyone who is the owner, hirer or operator of a detached trailer which is going to enter the UK
- anyone who is interested in the Clandestine Entrant Civil Penalty Scheme
- anyone in the UK and at international drivers and businesses
We are consulting on new regulations related to vehicle security and a new Level of Penalty: Code of Practice. This includes a new civil penalty for failure to secure a goods vehicle, narrowing the statutory defences available to those who have carried a clandestine entrant and proposals to increase the maximum penalty and maximum aggregate penalty for carrying a clandestine entrant from the current £2,000 and £4,000.
Alongside this consultation document, the Home Office will be running a series of engagement events to explore these issues in more detail. If you would like to join an engagement event, please email:
clandestineentrantcivilpenaltyconsultation@homeoffice.gov.uk
The closing date to express an interest in joining an engagement date is 9 September 2022.
Following consultation, the regulations and a new Level of Penalty: Code of Practice will be laid before Parliament.
Documents
Updates to this page
Last updated 13 February 2023 + show all updates
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Added 'Equality impact assessment: reform of the Clandestine Civil Penalty Scheme'.
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Government response published.
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The closing date to express an interest in joining an engagement date is now 9 September 2022.
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First published.