Immigration and Citizenship
Refugee Council briefing on the Draft (partial) Immigration and Citizenship Bill 2008 [September 2008]
In 2007, the Government published a consultation document outlining how it proposed to approach the simplification of immigration law.
The document stated that Government would review the content and role of primary legislation, of the Immigration Rules and of the asylum policy instructions and guidance.
On July 14th 2008, the Draft (partial) Immigration and Citizenship Bill was published.
The Refugee Council is concerned that it is only a partial Bill with significant areas such as entitlement to asylum support currently missing from the draft and that it represents a series of missed opportunities, in particular that refugees should be given indefinite permission to remain in the UK the moment that they are recognised as refugees.
The Refugee Council has also submitted evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee’s inquiry into the draft Immigration and Citizenship Bill. In our submission, we highlight our main concerns about the draft Bill.
