Acting on intelligence, officers visited New York Nails in Upper Parliament Street at 1025 on 26 May. The officers sealed all exits before interviewing the workers and checking their immigration status.

Three Vietnamese nationals were found to be working despite being failed asylum seekers with no right to employment in the UK.

Two women, aged 22 and 47, and a 21-year-old man were temporarily released on immigration bail while the UK Border Agency takes steps to remove them from the country as soon as possible.

The business was issued with an on-the-spot penalty notice for employing illegal workers and may now face a fine of up to £30,000.

To avoid a heavy fine, the business must prove to us that it carried out the correct pre-employment checks.