£9,000.00 of Clandestine Entrant Civil Penalties Cancelled for Civil Penalty Accreditation Scheme Member

This European haulier faced £9,000.00 in civil penalties following the discovery of 1 clandestine entrant. Millicent Dooher, barrister, made written representations to Border Force. It had already been accepted that the Company were members of the accreditation scheme. This reduces the penalty by 50% automatically.

Upon the consideration of the submissions, Border Force cancelled the penalties for both Company and Driver, meaning no liability remained in relation to the entrant found on the vehicle.

Where a Company is a member of the civil penalty accreditation scheme, they get an automatic 50% reduction to the penalty. If, in addition, the Company can also show they have complied with the regulations, this should reduce the penalty to £0.00. Membership of the accreditation scheme is relevant to the time of the stop.