Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) Order 2007 ·

6

Art. 6 · in force: yes

Captured statutory text (L5)

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(1)The requirements in relation to any documents or combinations of documents produced by an employee pursuant to article 3, 4 or 4A of this order are that—
(a)the employer takes all reasonable steps to check the validity of the document and retains a record of the date on which any check was made;
(b)the clear copy or copies are retained securely by the employer for a period of not less than two years after the employment has come to an end;
(c)if a document contains a photograph, the employer has satisfied himself that the photograph is of the ... employee;
(d)if a document contains a date of birth, the employer has satisfied himself that the date of birth is consistent with the appearance of the ... employee;
(e)the employer takes all other reasonable steps to check that the ... employee is the rightful owner of the document;
(f)if the document is not a passport ... the employer retains a clear copy of whole of the document in a format which cannot be subsequently altered; ...
(g)if the document is a passport ..., the employer retains a clear copy of the following pages of that document in a format which cannot be subsequently altered—
(i). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(ii)any page containing the holder’s personal details including nationality;
(iii)any page containing the holder’s photograph;
(iv)any page containing the holder’s signature;
(v)any page containing the date of expiry; and
(vi)any page containing information indicating the holder has an entitlement to enter or remain in the UK and undertake the work in question; and
(h). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2)A further requirement, if the employee ... is a student who has permission to work for a limited number of hours per week during term time whilst studying in the United Kingdom, is that the employer must obtain and retain details of the term and vacation dates of the course that the employee ... is undertaking.
Full captured verbatim text
(1) The requirements in relation to any documents or combinations of documents produced by an employee pursuant to article 3, 4 or 4A of this order are that—

(a) the employer takes all reasonable steps to check the validity of the document and retains a record of the date on which any check was made;

(b) the clear copy or copies are retained securely by the employer for a period of not less than two years after the employment has come to an end;

(c) if a document contains a photograph, the employer has satisfied himself that the photograph is of the ... employee;

(d) if a document contains a date of birth, the employer has satisfied himself that the date of birth is consistent with the appearance of the ... employee;

(e) the employer takes all other reasonable steps to check that the ... employee is the rightful owner of the document;

(f) if the document is not a passport ... the employer retains a clear copy of whole of the document in a format which cannot be subsequently altered; ...

(g) if the document is a passport ..., the employer retains a clear copy of the following pages of that document in a format which cannot be subsequently altered—

(i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(ii) any page containing the holder’s personal details including nationality;

(iii) any page containing the holder’s photograph;

(iv) any page containing the holder’s signature;

(v) any page containing the date of expiry; and

(vi) any page containing information indicating the holder has an entitlement to enter or remain in the UK and undertake the work in question; and

(h) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) A further requirement, if the employee ... is a student who has permission to work for a limited number of hours per week during term time whilst studying in the United Kingdom, is that the employer must obtain and retain details of the term and vacation dates of the course that the employee ... is undertaking.

What this provision means

Model summary, checked against the text on the left.

Relevance to Signicat: 3/3 · detailed summary (L4) Status: not needed for a short provision · Stored artifact; current recipe verification unavailable

Employers must verify document validity, match photographs and birth dates, and retain unalterable copies for two years post-employment.

Only the one-line summary above is stored for this provision; the text itself is the evidence.

Refers to

cross-reference internal_cite · Art. 3

cross-reference internal_cite · Art. 4

cross-reference internal_cite · Art. 4A

Referred to by

cross-reference internal_cite · Art. 3

cross-reference internal_cite · Art. 4

cross-reference internal_cite · Art. 4A

cross-reference internal_cite · Art. 4B

cross-reference internal_cite · Art. 7

Part summaries

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Verification findings (50)

synthesis coverage: missing/unverified L2 main

synthesis coverage: missing evaluation uk:uksi/2007/3290#article-1

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Change history as published

Sch. List A paras. 2-4 omitted (1.7.2021) by virtue of The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) and Licensing Act 2003 (Personal and Premises Licences) (Forms) Order 2021 (S.I. 2021/689), arts. 1(1), 4(5)(a) · repeated 3×

Sch. List A para. 5 omitted (6.4.2022) by virtue of The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) and Licensing Act 2003 (Personal and Premises Licences) (Forms), etc., Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/242), regs. 1(1)(b), 3(5)(a)(v)

Sch. List A para. 13 omitted (16.5.2014) by virtue of The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) (Codes of Practice and Amendment) Order 2014 (S.I. 2014/1183), arts. 1(1), 8(g)

Pending effects amendments not yet applied to this text

art. 2 word omitted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(2)(a)(i) · Effective date unknown · Art. 2

art. 2 words inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(2)(a)(ii) · Effective date unknown · Art. 2

art. 2 words substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(2)(b) · Effective date unknown · Art. 2

art. 2 words omitted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(2)(d) · Effective date unknown · Art. 2

art. 3(1) words substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(3) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3

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art. 3A(1)(a) words substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(4)(a)(i)(aa) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3A

art. 3A(1)(a) word substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(4)(a)(i)(bb) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3A

art. 3A(1)(b) words substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(4)(a)(ii)(aa) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3A

art. 3A(1)(b) word substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(4)(a)(ii)(bb) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3A

art. 3A(1)(c) and word omitted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(4)(a)(iii) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3A

art. 3A(1)(e)(f) inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(4)(a)(iv) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3A

art. 3A(2) words substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(4)(b) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3A

art. 3A(3) inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(4)(c) · Effective date unknown · Art. 3A

art. 4(1) words inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(5) · Effective date unknown · Art. 4

art. 4A(1) words inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(6) · Effective date unknown · Art. 4A

art. 4B(1) words inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(7)(a)(i) · Effective date unknown · Art. 4B

art. 4B(1) word omitted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(7)(a)(ii) · Effective date unknown · Art. 4B

art. 4B(1)(f) and word inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(7)(a)(iii) · Effective date unknown · Art. 4B

art. 4B(1A) inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(7)(b) · Effective date unknown · Art. 4B

art. 5B inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(8) · Effective date unknown

art. 6(1) word inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(9)(a)(i) · Effective date unknown · Art. 6

art. 6(1) full stop substiuted for word by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(9)(a)(ii) · Effective date unknown · Art. 6

art. 6(1A) inserted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(9)(b) · Effective date unknown · Art. 6

art. 6A(1) omitted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(10)(a) · Effective date unknown · Art. 6A

art. 6A(2)(b) word substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(10)(b) · Effective date unknown · Art. 6A

art. 11 substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(11) · Effective date unknown · Art. 11

art. 12 substituted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(12) · Effective date unknown · Art. 12

Sch. para. 1 words omitted by The Immigration (Restrictions on Employment and Residential Accommodation) (Prescribed Requirements and Codes of Practice) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 reg. 2(13) · Effective date unknown

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