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Illegal Migration Act 2023

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Explanatory Notes

Explanatory Notes

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The following documents are relevant to the Act and can be read at the stated locations:
- New Plan for Immigration: Policy statement, HM Government, March 2021: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/972517/CCS207_CCS0820091708-001_Sovereign_Borders_Web_Accessible.pdf
- Consultation on New Plan for Immigration: Government Response, HM Government, July 2021: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1005042/CCS207_CCS0621755000-001_Consultation_Response_New_Plan_Immigration_Web_Accessible.pdf
- Factsheet: Small boat crossings since July 2022, Home Office, 2 November 2022: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/factsheet-small-boat-crossings-since-july-2022/factsheet-small-boat-crossings-since-july-2022
- Official Statistics: Irregular migration to the UK, year ending December 2022, Home Office, 23 February 2023: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/irregular-migration-to-the-uk-year-ending-december-2022/irregular-migration-to-the-uk-year-ending-december-2022
- Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the UK and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda for the provision of an asylum partnership, April 2022: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/memorandum-of-understanding-mou-between-the-uk-and-rwanda
- Irregular migration to the UK, year ending September 2022, Home Office, 24 November 2022: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/irregular-migration-to-the-uk-year-ending-september-2022/irregular-migration-to-the-uk-year-ending-september-2022
- European Convention on Human Rights, November 1950: https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Convention_ENG.pdf
- United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, July 1951: https://www.unhcr.org/3b66c2aa10
- Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings, May 2005: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/236093/8414.pdf
- Hardial Singh (R (Singh) v Governor of Durham Prison [1983] EWHC1: https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/QB/1983/1.html
- Delegated powers memorandum (7 March): https://bills.parliament.uk/publications/50890/documents/3350 and supplementary memorandum (25 April): 3498 (parliament.uk)
- European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) memorandum (7 March): https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-03/0262/ECHR%20memo%20Illegal%20Migration%20Bill%20FINAL.pdf and supplementary ECHR memorandum (25 April): https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-03/0284/SuppECHRmemo.pdf
- Equalities Impact Assessment: 3381 (parliament.uk)
- Economic Impact Assessment: Impact Assessment (parliament.uk)
- Child’s Right Impact Assessment: 3774 (parliament.uk)

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