New Immigration Offences Explained: An Essential Guide

Introduction

Are you navigating the intersection of criminal and immigration law?

This new virtual classroom seminar will provide a clear and distilled overview of immigration offences to assist prosecution, paralegals, and police station representatives.

Gain valuable insights into this often-overlooked area, no prior experience is required. Designed for busy professionals, this session delivers a comprehensive yet accessible guide, including the latest sentencing updates and practical applications.

This session will also be of interest to practitioners in immigration law who wish to enhance their knowledge of immigration offences within criminal law.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive course will cover the following:

• Offences of illegal entry - amendments post Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025
• New criminal offences post Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025
• Offences of obtaining leave by deception, facilitating unlawful immigration, facilitation offences in relation to helping asylum seekers to enter the UK
• Failure to produce immigration documents
• False document and identity offences
• Offences of illegal working and employing illegal workers
• Updated CPS guidance on prosecution of Immigration Offences (February 2026)
• Sentencing updates - including small boats cases
• An overview of defence under s.31 Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• An overview of s.45 Modern Slavery Act 2015 statutory defence - including recent developments to definition of ‘slavery’ and ‘servitude’ post Webb
• Practical matters for criminal practitioners - deportation and recommendations for deportation - and future potential impact of s.45 Sentencing Act 2026

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.