Prevention of illegal working in premises licensed for the sale of alcohol or late-night refreshment: equality impact assessment

Product Description

The Licensing Act 2003 (the 2003 Act) sets out the licensing regime for England and Wales. Section 36 and Schedule 4 of the Immigration Act 2016 (the 2016 Act) amended the 2003 Act and introduced immigration safeguards in respect of licensing applications made in England or Wales on or after 6 April 2017. The 2016 Act also introduced the Home Office (Immigration Enforcement) as a Responsible Authority (RA) within the 2003 Act.

This assessment updates consideration of the equality impacts of the measures within the 2016 Act which seek to prevent illegal working in premises licensed for the sale of alcohol or late-night refreshment via immigration safeguards in the existing licensing regime for this sector (“the measures”). These safeguards prevent premises and personal licences being issued to an individual who does not have lawful immigration status in the UK or eligibility to work in this sector and where issuing a licence to an individual would be prejudicial to the prevention of immigration crime and illegal working.