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Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

Inquiry

The Joint Committee on Human Rights is conducting legislative scrutiny of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill to assess its compatibility with international and domestic human rights standards. 

The Government’s stated purpose for the Bill is to improve UK border security and strengthen the asylum and immigration system by creating a framework of new and enhanced powers and offences that, when taken together, reinforce, strengthen and connect capabilities across the relevant government and law enforcement partners which make up the UK’s border security, asylum and immigration systems.

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The deadline for submissions was Friday 11 April 2025.

Reports, special reports and government responses

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4th Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
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Correspondence

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Correspondence from the Chief Commissioner relating to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill d
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Correspondence from the Deputy Chief Crown Prosecutor, Head of CPS International and National OIC Lead relating to the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill dated 5 June 2025
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Correspondence from the Committee to the Deputy Chief Prosecutor and Head of International regarding the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill dated 16 May 2025
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Oral evidence transcripts

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14 May 2025
Inquiry Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Witnesses Dr Marija Jovanovic (Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights at Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford), and Miss Zoe Bantleman (Legal Director at Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA))
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14 May 2025
Inquiry Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Witnesses Dr Marija Jovanovic (Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights at Bonavero Institute of Human Rights, University of Oxford), Miss Zoe Bantleman (Legal Director at Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association (ILPA)), Professor Sarah Singer (Professor of Refugee Law, Refugee Law Initiative at School of Advanced Study, University of London), and Alison Harvey (Barrister at One Pump Court)
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Written evidence

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No to Hassockfield (BSAI0006)
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International Organization for Migration (BSAI0032)
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Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (BSAI0034)
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