A Bill to require that asylum claims in the United Kingdom be lodged within three months of the claimant’s arrival in the United Kingdom; and that persons who have already entered the United Kingdom and wish to make an asylum claim must do so within three months of the passing of this Act.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
15 May 2014
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The Asylum (Time Limit) Bill would fix a three-month deadline for lodging asylum claims after someone arrives in the UK, and it would require people who are already in the UK to claim within three months of the Act becoming law. The bill is a Commons proposal introduced by Sir Christopher Chope and is currently at the second reading stage, with its only recorded stages so far in 2013 and now the present second reading.
The bill is at the second reading in the Commons. It has only the 2013 first reading and the current second reading recorded, indicating limited legislative progress to date.
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