A Bill to make provision for unaccompanied asylum seeking children to receive legal advice and for extending the deadline for an unaccompanied asylum seeking child to appeal an asylum decision
House of Lords
10 September 2019
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This Bill would require unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to receive legal advice, helping them understand and navigate their asylum cases. It would also extend the deadline for these children to appeal an asylum decision. Overall, it aims to improve access to legal help and give UASC more time to appeal.
The Bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Lords; if it progresses, it would move on to further stages such as Committee and Report in due course.
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12 Jul 2017
First reading took place on 12 July. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
The 2017-2019 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
