Immigration Act 2016

5Publication of strategy and reportsU.K.
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(1)The Secretary of State must lay before Parliament—

(a)any strategy the Secretary of State approves under section 2, and

(b)any annual or other report the Secretary of State receives under section 4,

and must do so as soon as reasonably practicable after approving the strategy or receiving the report.

(2)A document laid under subsection (1) must not contain material removed under subsection (3).

(3)The Secretary of State may remove from a document to be laid under subsection (1) any material the publication of which the Secretary of State considers—

(a)would be against the interests of national security,

(b)might jeopardise the safety of any person in the United Kingdom, or

(c)might prejudice the investigation or prosecution of an offence under the law of England and Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Commencement Information

I1S. 5 in force at 12.7.2016 by S.I. 2016/603, reg. 3(a)