Legislation – Immigration Act 2016
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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Section 4:
- s. 2–9 omitted by 2025 c. 36 Sch. 10 para. 87(a)
- s. 69(9)(d) and word inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 21(2)(b)
- Sch. 10 para. 3(2)(eza) inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(3)(a)
- Sch. 10 para. 3(3A)–(3C) inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(3)(b)
- Sch. 10 para. 3A and cross-heading inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(4)
- specified provision(s) amendment to earlier commencing S.I. 2017/1241, Sch. by S.I. 2018/31 reg. 2
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:
Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):
- s. 69(9)(d) and word inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 21(2)(b)
- Sch. 10 para. 3(2)(eza) inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(3)(a)
- Sch. 10 para. 3(3A)–(3C) inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(3)(b)
- Sch. 10 para. 3A and cross-heading inserted by 2023 c. 37 s. 13(4)
PART 1Labour market and illegal working
CHAPTER 1Labour market
Director of Labour Market Enforcement
4Annual and other reports
(1)
As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year in respect of which the Secretary of State has approved a strategy under section 2, the Director must submit to the Secretary of State an annual report for that year.
(2)
An annual report must include—
(a)
an assessment of the extent to which labour market enforcement functions were exercised, and activities of the kind mentioned in section 2(2)(b)(ii) were carried out, in accordance with the strategy during the year to which the report relates,
(b)
an assessment of the extent to which the strategy had an effect on the scale and nature of non-compliance in the labour market during that year, and
(c)
a statement of the activities the Director undertook during that year in the exercise of his or her functions under section 8.
(3)
The Director must submit to the Secretary of State a report dealing with any matter—
(a)
which the Secretary of State has requested the Director to report on, or
(b)
which a strategy approved by the Secretary of State under section 2 states is a matter the Director proposes to report on,
and must do so as soon as reasonably practicable after the request is made or the strategy is approved.