Under the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, UK employers have a duty to prevent illegal working by carrying out prescribed document checks to confirm a person has the right to work in the UK before they start work.
The recruiting manager must complete the Home Office right-to-work checklist (download below) as part of the recruitment process to ensure that the required documentation has been checked correctly.
Also available to download below is guidance on checking the right to work in the UK. This document sets out the current legislation and includes information on what employers must do to ensure that employees have the right to work in the UK as part of the recruitment process and any subsequent follow-up checks.
There is also Home Office guidance on examining identity documents, setting out the security features in identity documents and how to detect basic forgeries.