Shabana Mahmood’s immigration and asylum bill to go before MPs next week
Summary
A new immigration and asylum bill, introduced by Shabana Mahmood, will be presented to UK Members of Parliament next week. The bill aims to increase forced removals of refused asylum seekers, strengthen age checks, limit some human rights claims, and change the asylum appeals system.Key Facts
- The bill will be debated in Parliament next Tuesday.
- It plans to increase forced removals of people who have been refused asylum.
- It will introduce stricter age checks for asylum seekers claiming to be children.
- The bill aims to limit applications based on Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which covers the right to family life.
- The current independent asylum appeals court will be replaced by a new appeals body within the Home Office.
- The bill includes measures to stop late claims under the modern slavery framework.
- The bill does not currently include plans to double the time required for indefinite leave to remain from 5 to 10 years, but this may be introduced separately.
- Refugee charities have raised concerns about the bill’s rapid introduction and potential harm to children and families seeking protection.
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