Eight held in Lancaster and Morecambe illegal working crackdown
'Flout the law'
Businesses which employ illegal workers and fail to conduct relevant pre-employment checks risk substantial fines, the Home Office said.Three of the men who were detained at the nail bars either had outstanding asylum claims or appeals, said a Home Office spokesman, meaning that they did not have permission to work in the UK.The two other men were found to have entered the UK illegally and were placed on strict immigration bail, pending travel documents being issued to facilitate their removal. No modern slavery concerns were discovered.Of the three men arrested at the restaurant in Lancaster, two were detained pending their removal from the UK for breaching their visa conditions.The third man was bailed pending travel documents being issued.Alan Bushnell, the north-west of England's immigration compliance and enforcement lead, said: "We will continue to target those who flout the law - both individuals and the businesses that exploit them."
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