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<p>The number of prosecutions under Regulations 12 and 13 of the Accession (Immigration
and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2006, in each of the years the regulations were
in force, 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013, is shown in Table 1. The data in the
table has been provided by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and is not held by the Home
Office. MoJ Court Proceedings Database holds information on defendants proceeded against,
found guilty and sentenced for criminal offences in England and Wales.</p><p>The Regulations
only allowed for employees to be served with a Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) under
Regulation 13. The sanction against employers under Regulation 12 was prosecution
through the Courts. The Home Office does not hold Management Information for this
period which would explain why the prosecution numbers are low. Management information
in Table 2 shows the number of FPNs notified to the Home Office as having been served
in each of the financial years the Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation)
Regulations 2006 were in force.</p><p>The Home Office has no record of any Fixed Penalty
Notices being issued to Croatian nationals working in breach of the Accession of Croatia
(Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013. The Home Office has not issued
any civil penalties to employers in respect of breaches of the Accession of Croatia
(Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013.</p>
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