Guidance: Powers and operational procedure

Guidance Powers and operational procedure Guidance Powers and operational procedure

Guidance and information on administrative and criminal powers for officers dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.

Documents

Arrest and restraint

Clandestine illegal entrants

Coercive powers: overview

Critical incident management

Enforcement planning assessments

Enforcement interviews

Enforcement visits

Enforcement visits: safety and personal protection

Identifying people at risk

Illegal working operations

Marriage investigations

Method of entry

Partnership working

Post enforcement visit actions

Record keeping during enforcement visits

Right to rent: landlords’ penalties

Search and seizure

Warrants: procurement and use

Safeguarding and establishing lawful residence

Details

Enforcement instructions and guidance documents on administrative and criminal powers for officers dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.

Guidance in this section 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.

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