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Asylum and Immigration Act 1996
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Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 (1)
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether all employers will need biometric readers to establish whether a potential employee is attempting to work illegally.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether all employers will need biometric readers to establish whether a potential employee is attempting to work illegally.
Asked by
Claire Curtis-Thomas
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 June 2004
For answer on
28 June 2004
Answered on
28 June 2004
Mrs. Curtis-Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether all employers will need biometric readers to
establish whether a potential employee is attempting to work illegally. [177922]
Mr. Browne: The draft Identity Cards Bill imposes no regulations to require employers to undertake any specific checks on identity
cards, or perform any checks over and above those imposed under section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996. The Government
will not consider laying new orders under this Act to take account of the identity cards scheme until closer to the date of
implementation of the scheme.
Identity cards would provide one document with which employers are familiar. Therefore the checks would be simpler and less
time-consuming.
Employers will need to weigh up the costs, risks and benefits of changing current practices to incorporate the use of identity
cards, according to their circumstances.
The Government will continue its discussions with employers' organisations and trade unions to ensure that employers' needs are
taken into account during the design of the scheme.
Legislation
Asylum and Immigration Act 1996
Subjects
Biometrics; Immigration controls; Identity cards; Undocumented migrants; Equipment; Migrant workers
Date
28 June 2004
Reference
177922; 423 c21W
House
House of Commons