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
7 March 2016
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This bill would make it a criminal offence for people to enter the UK illegally or to stay here when they no longer have lawful permission. It is a Private Members’ Bill introduced by Sir Christopher Chope, aiming to create criminal sanctions for those who have entered or remained illegally. The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons.
The bill is at the second reading stage in the Commons, with no further progression recorded in the provided information. It began as a 2015 Private Members’ Bill, with the second reading occurring in 2016.
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6 Jul 2015
4 Mar 2016
This Bill was withdrawn following the second reading debate on 4 March 2016 and will make no further progress.
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 6 July 2015. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
