A Bill to make provision for granting permission to work to asylum seekers who have waited six months for a decision on their asylum application; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
30 October 2023
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The Asylum Seekers (Permission to Work) Bill would let asylum seekers who have waited six months for a decision on their asylum application gain permission to work. This is intended to reduce hardship by letting people support themselves while their case is decided, and to set out the rules for how that permission would operate. The bill is at the very early stage in Parliament (1st reading in the House of Commons).
Currently at the 1st reading stage in the House of Commons; originated in the Commons. No further stages have been recorded in the information provided.
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20 Jun 2022
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
