A Bill to make provision for criminal sanctions against those who have entered the UK illegally or who have remained in the UK without legal authority.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
30 March 2015
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This Bill would create criminal offences for people who enter the UK illegally or stay here without permission. It would impose criminal sanctions on those individuals and set out how enforcement should work. The measure originates in the House of Commons, and at the provided stage is at the 2nd reading in the Commons.
The Bill has completed its 1st reading and is at the 2nd reading in the Commons; further stages have not been detailed here.
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7 Jul 2014
24 Oct 2014
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 7 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill began its second reading debate on 24 October 2014 but the debate was then adjourned.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
