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Refugee and human rights groups have raised concerns over the government’s Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill.
Liberty has expressed its concerns over the “political tone” of the proposals.
The civil liberties organisation, in its submission to the committee examining the Bill, criticised the draft legislation for implying that migrants are “less deserving or less trustworthy group than those born into British citizenship”.
It also raised concerns about over the “unnecessarily complex framework” of the proposals.
The Bill will replace all existing immigration legislation and aims to simplify the management of migration, border control, and the path to UK citizenship.
Progress
House of Lords
First reading: January 14 2009 [HL Bill 15]
Second reading: February 11 2009
Committee of the Whole House:
- 1st sitting: February 25 2009
- 2nd sitting: March 2 2009
- 3rd sitting: March 4 2009
- 4th sitting: March 10 2009
- Bill as introduced: HL Bill 29
- 1st day: March 25 2009
- 2nd day: April 1 2009
- Bill as amended on report: [HL Bill 36]
Third reading: April 22 2009
House of Commons
First reading: April 23 2009 [HC Bill 86]
Second reading: June 2 2009
Committee stage:
- 1st sitting: June 9 2009 (am)
- 2nd sitting: June 9 2009 (pm)
- 3rd sitting: June 11 2009 (am)
- 4th sitting: June 11 2009 (pm)
- 5th sitting: June 16 2009 (am)
- 6th sitting: June 16 2009 (pm)
- 7th sitting: June 18 2009 (am)
- 8th sitting: June 18 2009 (pm)
- Bill as amended in committee: [HC Bill 115]
Report stage: July 14 2009
Third reading: July 14 2009
Consideration of Commons Amendments: July 20 2009 [HL Bill 65]
Royal Assent
July 20 2009: Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act
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