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Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008

Part 10 - Special immigration status

93.Part 10 gives effect to the Home Secretary’s commitment to legislate to deny leave to enter or remain to certain foreign nationals who can not be removed from the UK compatibly with the United Kingdom’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The commitment was made following the judgment of the Court of Appeal in S and others vs Secretary of State for the Home Department in August 2006.

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