Challenging Home Office Civil Penalties for UK Businesses
The Home Office has the authority to impose civil penalties on individuals and organisations as part of its broader strategy to enforce immigration laws and deter unlawful activity.
These penalties are designed to ensure compliance across key sectors and can carry significant financial and reputational consequences.
We advise clients facing enforcement action under the following schemes:
- Right to Work – penalties for employing individuals without lawful immigration status.
- Right to Rent – penalties for landlords letting property to individuals without the right to rent.
- Clandestine Entrant Civil Penalty Scheme – penalties for transporting individuals who enter the UK unlawfully.
- Advance Passenger Information (API) – penalties for airline carriers failing to provide required passenger data.
Our Immigration team provides strategic, outcome-focused support to organisations and individuals seeking to challenge civil penalties issued by the Home Office. We prepare robust representations, advise on mitigating action, and guide clients through complex enforcement processes.
We represent clients in:
- Challenging a civil penalty for employing an illegal worker.
- Challenging a civil penalty for renting to an illegal tenant.
- Challenging a civil penalty for transporting a clandestine entrant.
- Challenging a civil penalty for failing to provide API.
Whether you are responding to a penalty notice or seeking to prevent future enforcement action, our team delivers clear, effective advice tailored to your circumstances.
To discuss how we can support you in challenging civil penalties and protecting your organisation, contact our Immigration team.
