Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
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The Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner is a UK regulatory body responsible for overseeing and regulating immigration advisers to ensure they are competent and act in the best interests of their clients.
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| instanceOf |
non-departmental public body
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regulatory body → |
| abbreviation |
OISC
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| appliesTo |
immigration advisers not regulated by a designated professional body
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| enforces |
criminal offence of providing immigration advice when not qualified or regulated
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| ensures |
compliance with immigration advice regulations
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that only regulated advisers provide immigration advice → |
| hasDuty |
to regulate immigration advisers in the United Kingdom
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| hasPower |
to investigate complaints about immigration advisers
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to maintain a register of regulated immigration advisers → to prosecute criminal offences related to immigration advice → to set standards for immigration advisers → to take disciplinary action against immigration advisers → |
| hasPurpose |
to ensure immigration advisers act in the best interests of their clients
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to ensure immigration advisers are competent → to maintain standards in immigration advice → to protect consumers of immigration advice → |
| headLabel |
Immigration Services Commissioner
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| isIndependentOf |
the immigration advice sector
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| isPartOf |
United Kingdom immigration system
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| jurisdiction |
England
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Northern Ireland → Scotland → Wales → |
| languageOfWork |
English
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| legalBasis |
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
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| monitors |
competence of immigration advisers
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conduct of immigration advisers → |
| oversees |
quality of immigration advice
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registration of immigration advisers → |
| parentOrganization |
Home Office
NERFINISHED
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| protects |
clients of immigration advisers
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| regulates |
asylum advisers
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immigration advice organisations → immigration advice services → immigration advisers → |
| regulatoryScope |
United Kingdom immigration advice and services
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| sector |
immigration regulation
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public sector → |
| serviceArea |
asylum advice
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immigration advice → |
| supervises |
levels of immigration advice authorisation
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| website |
https://www.gov.uk/find-an-immigration-adviser
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
("Immigration Services Commissioner")
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headLabel |
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UK Home Office
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oversees |