London, UK: From Monday 13 February new regulations apply governing clandestine entrants to the UK.
The changes include:
- New maximum penalties for carrying a clandestine migrant
- A new penalty for failing to adequately secure a goods vehicle
- New regulations setting out vehicle security standards
- A new code of practice setting out circumstances in which the level of a penalty could be reduced
- New guidance for hauliers available in multiple languages.
There is more detailed information on the government Border Force website.
