Asked by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the powers available to the police to recover kennelling costs for dogs seized under suspicion of being used for hare-coursing.
Answered by Nick Hurd
The police do not have the power to directly recover the kennelling costs for seized dogs used in hare coursing.
Asked by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if his Department will bring forward proposals to assess the skills of people seeking asylum in the UK at the point of entry.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
The primary purpose of the asylum system is to decide claims in line with our international obligations and the 1951 Refugee Convention.
Asked by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 25 January 2018 to Question 124937, if she will create a web page with information for employers wishing to employ refugees; and if she will include (a) information on the right of refugees to work in the UK, (b) the difference between the rights of asylum seekers and those of refugees, (c) a link to the check a biometric residence permit web page, (d) a link to the employer checking service web page, and (e) guidelines on the documentation needed to prove refugee status on that web page.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
Guidance to employers on carrying out Right to Work checks includes information in respect of the employment of refugees and asylum seekers. This guidance can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employers-illegal-working-penalties.
Documentation to demonstrate an individual’s right to work in the UK is set out in the employer guidance and Code of Practice for preventing illegal working. Anyone who is granted permission to remain in the UK as a refugee has unrestricted access to the labour market and can demonstrate their status and work entitlement through their Biometric Residence Permit (BRP).
There is currently no plan to create a new webpage dedicated to employers of refugees, however, Gov.uk content is kept under continuous review.
Asked by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to update guidance on the gov.uk website on the rights of refugees to work.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
Those granted refugee status or humanitarian protection, including those who are resettled to the UK, have the right to work here without any restrictions. There is guidance available on Gov.UK that provides information about the help that refugees can receive to find work, and the benefits to which they are entitled: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/refugees-guidance-about-benefits-and-pensions/help-available-from-the-department-for-work-and-pensions-for-people-who-have-been-granted-leave-to-remain-in-the-uk.
Where applicable, employers can check whether an individual has the right to work using the Employer Checking Service. Guidance on using this service can be found on Gov.UK here: https://www.gov.uk/check-job-applicant-right-to-work.
Asylum seekers are not allowed to work in the UK unless their claim has been outstanding for at least 12 months through no fault of their own. Those who are allowed to work are restricted to jobs on the Shortage Occupation List. This is made clear on Gov.UK at: https://www.gov.uk/claim-asylum.