UK Visas and Immigration and Immigration Enforcement have
published guidance and information on administrative and criminal
powers for officers dealing with immigration enforcement matters
within the UK.
The guidance has been reworked into a new format and plainer
language. Not all of the enforcement guidance has been revised
yet. If you cannot find the information you need in this section,
please look in the ‘chapters’ sections of Enforcement instructions
and guidance.
Documents
Arrest and
restraint
PDF, 324KB, 34
pages
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Clandestine illegal
entrants
PDF, 297KB, 27
pages
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Coercive powers:
overview
PDF, 211KB, 32
pages
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Critical incident
management
PDF, 411KB, 41
pages
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Enforcement planning
assessments
PDF, 529KB, 54
pages
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Enforcement
interviews
PDF, 269KB, 24
pages
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Enforcement visits
PDF, 291KB, 31
pages
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Enforcement visits: safety and
personal protection
PDF, 153KB, 32
pages
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Identifying people at
risk
PDF, 324KB, 30
pages
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Illegal working
operations
PDF, 171KB, 30
pages
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Marriage
investigations
PDF, 612KB, 45
pages
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Method of entry
PDF, 562KB, 13
pages
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Partnership working
PDF, 111KB, 16
pages
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Post enforcement visit
actions
PDF, 488KB, 13
pages
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Record keeping during
enforcement visits
PDF, 229KB, 19
pages
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Right to rent: landlords’
penalties
PDF, 334KB, 38
pages
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Search and seizure
PDF, 393KB, 33
pages
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Warrants: procurement and
use
PDF, 175KB, 30
pages
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Safeguarding and
establishing lawful residence
PDF, 609KB, 33
pages