Illegal worker deported after raid

An illegal immigrant, caught working at a Lincoln takeaway, has been removed from the country by the UKBA.

Extract from the UK Border Agency:

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Acting on intelligence, our officers visited the American Fried Chicken and Pizza takeaway in Lincoln High Street at 1830 on 27 May. The officers sealed all exits before interviewing the workers and checking their immigration status.

A Turkish man, aged 22, was found to be wearing branded work clothes and making pizza bases in the kitchen. He was identified as an illegal entrant to the UK and arrested. He was then taken into detention before being removed back to Turkey on Thursday 3 June.

The business was issued with an on-the-spot penalty notice for employing an illegal worker and may now face a fine of up to £10,000.

To avoid a heavy fine, the business must prove to us that it carried out the correct pre-employment checks on the illegal worker.

Anyone who suspects that illegal workers are being employed in Lincolnshire should contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 where anonymity can be assured."

Identity Cards to be scrapped

The government plans for identity cards for British citizens to be scrapped within 100 days it was announced today.

The National Identity Register, the database which contains the biographic and biometric fingerprint data of card holders, would also be destroyed by the first piece of legislation introduced to Parliament by the coalition government.

Home Secretary Theresa May said:

'This bill is a first step of many that this government is taking to reduce the control of the state over decent, law-abiding people and hand power back to them.

'With swift Parliamentary approval, we aim to consign identity cards and the intrusive ID card scheme to history within 100 days.'

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said:

'The wasteful, bureaucratic and intrusive ID card scheme represents everything that has been wrong with government in recent years.

'By taking swift action to scrap it, we are making it clear that this government won't sacrifice people's liberty for the sake of Ministers' pet projects.

'Cancelling the scheme and abolishing the National Identity Register is a major step in dismantling the surveillance state - but ID cards are just the tip of the iceberg. Today marks the start of a series of radical reforms to restore hard-won British freedoms.'

The Identity Documents Bill is part of a first wave of priority legislation set out in the Queen's Speech on 25 May. The Bill invalidates the identity card, meaning that holders will no longer be able to use them to prove their identity or as a travel document in Europe.

The government aims to have the Bill pass through Parliament and enacted by the Parliamentary recess in August, in a move that will save the taxpayer around £86m over the next four years once all cancellation costs are taken into account. It would also avoid around £800m of ongoing costs over the next ten years which were to be recovered through fees.

The Identity and Passport Service will inform customers, overseas governments, borders and airports of the change in law as soon as the Bill gains Royal Assent.

The role of the Identity Commissioner would also be terminated. The public panels, designed to scrutinise the identity cards scheme, have already been disbanded.

Cap on immigration

14 May 2010

UK immigration limit and identification card changes

Identity cards for foreign nationals will be scrapped and a UK immigration cap will be introduced, the new Home Secretary Teresa May announced.

Home Secretary Theresa May said: "We will be scrapping ID cards but also introducing an annual cap on the number of migrants coming into the UK from outside the European union."

Details on the annual UK immigration limit have not yet been announced.

Compulsory ID cards were introduced for foreign nationals in 2008, but both the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have opposed them from the beginning, arguing that they are expensive and have done little to tackle organised crime or terrorism.

The process of rescinding ID cards and the accompanying National Identity Register will be announced in the future. The cards remain valid, but Home Office officials said they would advise anyone thinking of applying to wait for further announcements.

children of failed asylum seekers

19 May 2010

Children of failed asylum seekers will no longer be detained overnight at Dungavel immigration removal centre, the Home Office has announced today.

Families detained in Scotland may undergo initial health and welfare screening at the facility but will then be moved to Yarl's Wood centre in Bedfordshire which has specialist facilities and support services.

Immigration minister Damian Green said that many groups in Scotland had been calling for this change in policy, and called the move a 'positive outcome'.

He said:

'We are committed to ending the detention of all children for immigration purposes. I hope that we can have plans agreed within the next few months.

'I have already announced the launch of a comprehensive review of alternatives to child detention, including opening a dialogue with relevant stakeholders, organisations and experts.

'This work has now started, because it is in all our interests, including those children currently in detention, to do it quickly, but to also do it well and safely."

A wide range of stakeholder groups, organisations and experts will be invited to participate in the review of alternatives to child detention

Notice for holders of expired visas whose travel plans have been disrupted by the volcanic ash

The UK Border Agency / Home Office would like to reassure travellers who have been unable to leave the UK and whose visas have now expired. UKBA appreciate that this is due to exceptional circumstances beyond your control.

Please ensure that you retain proof of planned travel that would have enabled you to leave the UK before your visa expired. Please only contact the agency for further advice in exceptional circumstances.

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