Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024

Commons bill Government Bill 2024-25 Act of Parliament

Sponsor

James Cleverly

+ 1 co-sponsor

Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Conservative)

Introduced

7 December 2023

Last activity

22 April 2024

Parliament

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About this bill

Make provision about the removal of certain migrants to the Republic of Rwanda.

Parliamentary stages

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Commons

✓ First reading 7 Dec 2023

✓ Second reading 12 Dec 2023↗

✓ Programme motion 12 Dec 2023

✓ Committee of the Whole House 16 Jan 2024↗

✓ Third reading 17 Jan 2024↗

✓ Programme motion 18 Mar 2024

✓ Consideration Of Lords Amendments 18 Mar 2024↗

✓ Consideration Of Lords Message 15 Apr 2024↗

✓ Consideration Of Lords Message 17 Apr 2024↗

✓ Consideration Of Lords Message 22 Apr 2024↗

Lords

✓ First reading 18 Jan 2024

✓ Second reading 29 Jan 2024↗

✓ Committee stage 12 Feb 2024↗

✓ Report stage 4 Mar 2024↗

✓ Third reading 12 Mar 2024↗

✓ Consideration Of Commons Amendments And / Or Reasons 20 Mar 2024↗

✓ Consideration Of Commons Amendments And / Or Reasons 16 Apr 2024↗

✓ Consideration Of Commons Amendments And / Or Reasons 17 Apr 2024↗

✓ Consideration Of Commons Amendments And / Or Reasons 22 Apr 2024↗

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What this bill is about

From the Explanatory Notes (January 2024):

1 The purpose of this Bill is to prevent and deter unlawful migration, and in particular migration by unsafe and illegal routes, by enabling the removal of persons to the Republic of Rwanda under provision made by, or under, the Immigration Acts. The Bill seeks to confirm the safety of the Republic of Rwanda as a safe third country, thereby enabling the removal of persons who arrive in the UK under the Immigration Acts. This Bill builds on the objectives set out in the Illegal Migration Act 2023, Nationality and Borders Act 2022, and the measures set out in the New Plan for Immigration, as par…

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