Protect drivers against people smuggling penalties, says Logistics UK
2021-05-09
Responsible hauliers and drivers who are unwitting victims of people-smuggling gangs should not be penalised if all precautions have been taken to protect their vehicles, according to Logistics UK. The statement comes in response to the government’s consultation, New Plan for Immigration, that closed yesterday (6 May 2021), which would see changes to the penalties imposed on logistics businesses and their drivers regarding vehicle security and migrant incursions. Speaking in response to the proposals which would revise the Clandestine Entrant Civil Penalty Regime – whereby the driver and the haulier can be automatically fined up to £2,000 per migrant found on board a vehicle irrespective of their compliance with security measures and schemes – Chris Yarsley, Policy Manager at Logistics UK comments:
