Immigration services

I141Professional bodies

1

Section 86 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (designated professional bodies) shall be amended as follows.

2

For subsection (2) substitute—

2

The Secretary of State may by order remove a body from the list in subsection (1) if he considers that the body—

a

has failed to provide effective regulation of its members in their provision of immigration advice or immigration services, or

b

has failed to comply with a request of the Commissioner for the provision of information (whether general or in relation to a particular case or matter).

3

For subsection (9)(b) substitute—

b

report to the Secretary of State if the Commissioner considers that a designated professional body—

i

is failing to provide effective regulation of its members in their provision of immigration advice or immigration services, or

ii

has failed to comply with a request of the Commissioner for the provision of information (whether general or in relation to a particular case or matter).

4

After subsection (9) insert—

9A

A designated professional body shall comply with a request of the Commissioner for the provision of information (whether general or in relation to a specified case or matter).

5

In section 166(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33) (regulations and orders) after “in relation to” insert “ orders made under section 90(1), ”.

6

For paragraph 21(2) of Schedule 5 to the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Commissioner: annual report) substitute—

2

The report must, in particular, set out the Commissioner’s opinion as to the extent to which each designated professional body has—

a

provided effective regulation of its members in their provision of immigration advice or immigration services, and

b

complied with requests of the Commissioner for the provision of information.