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Migrants: Employment

Commons · Question 27270 · Tabled 4 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 14 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Alex Sobel

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of a) the levels of incorrect Negative Verification Notices being issued in cases where the Employer Checking Service database has not updated in time to

Answer

Answered by Jo White, 14 Sep 2026

All requests made to the Employer Checking Service (ECS) that could result in a Negative Verification Notice are checked and approved before issue. Where an employer believes that a Negative Verification Notice has been incorrectly issued, they should con...