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<p>Since July 2016, under section 21 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act
2006 there have been 3 people prosecuted.</p><p>Immigration Enforcement will review
investigations into employers on a case by case basis to see whether a civil penalty
is a more appropriate course of action rather than a criminal prosecution. Where there
are no aggravating factors, it is more likely that civil penalty action will be undertaken
to enforce compliance.</p><p> </p><p>Data on the number of penalties issued under
section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, and the total value
of those penalties are published on gov.uk. A total of 5,856 civil penalties were
issued between July 2016 and June 2019, with a total value of £100.1m.</p>
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