An employer is excused from paying a penalty under section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality 2006 if the employee produces to the employer any of the documents described in the Schedule to the Immigration (Restrictions on Employment) Order 2007 (“the 2007 Order”) and the employer complies with the requirements prescribed in article 6 of the 2007 Order in relation to verification, copying and recording of any documents produced by an employee.

These Regulations amend the 2007 Order to add ID Cards issued pursuant to the Identity Cards Act 2006 to the list of documents that may produced to an employer for these purposes.

Article 6 is amended to require both sides of the ID Card, which is a travel document, to be copied for retention purposes.