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Lady Scotland risks migrant fine Lady Scotland risks migrant fine
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The attorney general is in "technical breach" of rules on employing migrant workers, the BBC understands.The attorney general is in "technical breach" of rules on employing migrant workers, the BBC understands.
Baroness Scotland is expected to be fined after employing a housekeeper from Tonga who did not have the right to work in the UK.Baroness Scotland is expected to be fined after employing a housekeeper from Tonga who did not have the right to work in the UK.
But she has not been asked to resign, according to government sources.But she has not been asked to resign, according to government sources.
The minister has said she employed Loloahi Tapui in good faith and thought she was working legally following the investigation by the UK Border Agency.The minister has said she employed Loloahi Tapui in good faith and thought she was working legally following the investigation by the UK Border Agency.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said Lady Scotland wishes to apologise for "any inadvertent mistake".Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said Lady Scotland wishes to apologise for "any inadvertent mistake".
She had contacted the authorities herself to ask them to conduct a "thorough" investigation in order to assure the country and herself she had taken "the necessary steps" when hiring Ms Tapui, he said.She had contacted the authorities herself to ask them to conduct a "thorough" investigation in order to assure the country and herself she had taken "the necessary steps" when hiring Ms Tapui, he said.
Laws state that employers must check to verify their staff's right to work in the UK.Laws state that employers must check to verify their staff's right to work in the UK.
Those who knowingly give take on illegal workers face a two-year prison sentence and unlimited fine, while those who do it unknowingly face a £10,000 fine. Those who knowingly take on illegal workers face a two-year prison sentence and unlimited fine, while those who do it unknowingly face a £10,000 fine.