UK Boarder Agency raids shut down brothel

On August 3rd Immigration crime team officers from the agency, supported by West Midlands and Warwickshire Police officers, paid another visit ,two Chinese women were encountered. Officers informed the women that they were going to be using evidence gathered at the scene to apply for a closure order via the courts. The women denied working as prostitutes stating that they were on holiday. They left the property of their own accord.  Officers secured the property before leaving. The brothel closure order denies entry to the property to anyone other than the leaseholder for an initial three months. Access even for the leaseholder is only granted by prior arrangement with the UK Border Agency or the police. On 12 August Nuneaton Magistrates\’ Court granted the closure order in accordance with the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Cindy Stephenson, from the UK Border Agency\’s immigration crime team, said: \”We know the negative impact establishments like this have on local communities and are committed to shutting them down and catching the organised gangs that profit from prostitution. These closure order powers allow us to shut down brothels and to keep them closed, providing local people with a lasting solution to the problem.\” Immigration checks on the two Chinese woman encountered on 3 August showed that both had the right to remain in the UK. Commonwealth Contractors At Commonwealth Contractors we partner with OISC Registered Private Immigration Firms and Tier 2 Licensed Healthcare and IT Consultancies who may be prepared, where required, to sponsor an individual on a Tier 2 Visa (formerly UK Work Permit). If you are a highly skilled International professional and you would like to work in the UK Commonwealth Contractors can help. Our OISC Registered Partners specialise in Tier 1 General (formerly Highly Skilled Migrant Programme) visa applications and can assist those highly skilled individuals that either wish to apply or extend a Tier 1 General Visa. For more Information call Commonwealth Contractors now on 0330 390 9021 or Submit your Details and we will get right back to you. Please see other areas of the Commonwealth Contractors site for interesting articles on tax, immigration and contracting.