A Bill to enable the Secretary of State to refuse entry, or to vary or curtail leave to enter or remain already granted, to a person who is a non-UK or non-EEA national who is known to be, or to have been, involved in gross human rights abuses or in certain acts of corruption; to make provision for financial sanctions against a person who is a non-UK or non-EEA national who is known to be, or to have been, involved in gross human rights abuses or in certain acts of corruption; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
10 October 2018
This Bill would give the Secretary of State new powers to block entry to the UK or to limit or end someone’s permission to come here if they are not UK nationals or not from the EEA and are known to have been involved in gross human rights abuses or, in some cases, corruption. It also creates a framework to impose financial sanctions on such individuals and for other connected purposes.
The Bill is at the second reading in the House of Commons. If it proceeds, it will move to committee for detailed scrutiny, then to Lords for consideration.
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Order for Second Reading on Friday 26 October, read and discharged. Bill withdrawn on Tuesday 9 October 2018.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
