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Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007

Regulation of immigration advisers - Inspection

56: Purposes of inspection

You could also call this:

“Why inspections happen for immigration advisers”

The law says that inspections can be done for a few different reasons. You should know that these reasons are listed in another part of the law called section 57.

Here are the reasons why inspections might happen:

To help run the system that gives licenses to immigration advisers. This means checking that everything is working properly.

To get information about complaints made against people who are currently licensed to give immigration advice, or who used to be licensed.

To find out more about people who have asked to be licensed as immigration advisers.

To look into situations where someone might have broken this law.

These inspections are important to make sure that immigration advisers are following the rules and to protect people who need immigration advice.

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Part 1 Regulation of immigration advisers
Inspection

56Purposes of inspection

  1. The powers in section 57 may be used for 1 or more of the following purposes:

  2. administering the licensing regime:
    1. obtaining information in relation to complaints in respect of persons who are or have formerly been licensed to provide immigration advice:
      1. obtaining information in respect of persons who have applied to be licensed:
        1. investigating offences under this Act.

          Notes
          • Section 56: replaced, on , by section 261 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (2012 No 24).