If you knowingly supply false information in a declaration of compliance you will be committing a criminal offence.
Warning letter
Statutory notices
Penalty notices
We can issue penalty notices if you fail to comply with a statutory notice, or to address particular kinds of breach.
- Fixed penalty notice
If you don’t comply with statutory notices, or if there’s evidence of breaches of the law, you may be sent a fixed penalty notice. The fine is fixed at £400 and must be paid within the period set out in the penalty notice.
- Escalating penalty notice
If you still don’t comply with a statutory notice you may be sent an escalating penalty notice. This gives you a new deadline to comply, after which you will be fined at a daily rate of £50 to £10,000, depending on the number of staff you have. The fine will continue to grow at the daily rate until you comply with the statutory notice, or until we stop it.
- Prohibited recruitment conduct penalty notice
If you don’t comply with a prohibited recruitment conduct compliance notice or there is evidence of a breach, you may be sent a penalty notice. This fine has a prescribed rate of £1,000 to £5,000, depending on the number of staff you have.