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
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This bill would allow the Secretary of State to refuse entry to, or change the conditions of, leave to enter or remain for non-UK/non-EEA nationals who are known to have been involved in gross human rights abuses or certain acts of corruption. It would also introduce financial sanctions against such individuals. The aim is to strengthen the UK's ability to restrict entry and to punish people connected with abuses or corruption.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons. It was first introduced in December 2017; if progressed, it would move to committee stage, then subsequent stages in the Commons and a Lords consideration.
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6 Dec 2017
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 Bill withdrawn on Tuesday 9 October 2018.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.
