Guidance

Illegal working closure notice and compliance orders

Guidance for frontline staff on illegal working closure notices and compliance orders.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 1 December 2016
• Last updated: 11 November 2024 — See all updates

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This guidance is issued for frontline staff, mainly immigration officers, who will use the new powers in the Immigration Act 2016 to issue closure notices and apply for compliance orders to prevent illegal working.

The guidance is issued under paragraph 16 of schedule 6 to the Immigration Act 2016. The provisions commence on 1 December 2016.

The guidance includes information on:

• the purpose of closure notices and compliance orders
• when a closure notice may be issued and how it is served
• when and how to apply to a court for a compliance order
• what a compliance order may contain
• appeals, extensions, variations and discharge of compliance orders
• offences for breach of notices and orders

Published 1 December 2016
Last updated 11 November 2024 + show all updates

1. 11 November 2024

   Minor changes to improve the guidance for frontline professionals.

2. 13 April 2017

   Updated guidance.

3. 1 December 2016

   First published.