A Bill to enable the Secretary of State or an immigration officer to refuse entry, or to vary or curtail leave to enter or remain which has already been granted, to a person who is known to be, or to have been, involved in gross human rights abuses and who is not a UK or EEA national
House of Lords
5 May 2021
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This bill would let the Secretary of State or immigration officers refuse entry to people who are not UK or EEA nationals and who are known to have been involved in gross human rights abuses, or change or curtail their existing leave to enter or remain. It aims to strengthen immigration control in cases tied to serious human rights violations. The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Lords and has originated in the Lords.
The bill has completed its first reading in the Lords (22 January 2020) and is now at the second reading in the Lords; it has not yet progressed to the House of Commons.
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22 Jan 2020
First reading took place on 22 January. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2019-2021 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
