Immigration Offences

Why Immigration offences? This consultation seeks views on a draft of the first dedicated sentencing guidelines for immigration offences under the Immigration Act 1971 and the Identity Documents Act 2010. There are currently no definitive guidelines for these offences. The draft guidelines cover the 1971 Act offences of Facilitation (assisting unlawful immigration to the UK and helping asylum - seekers to enter the UK) (section 25 and 25A); Deception (section 24A); Breach of Deportation Order (section 24(A1)); Knowingly entering the UK without leave (section 24(B1)), and Knowingly arriving in the UK without valid entry clearance (section 24(D1)). The draft guidelines also cover the 2010 offences of possession of false identity documents with improper intention (section 4) and possession of false identity documents without reasonable excuse (section 6). There are many more immigration offences that could have been include