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Proceeding contribution from Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 2 July 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on UK Borders Bill.


UK Borders Bill

Without having the opportunity of talking to my Scottish colleagues on this, my guess is that they thought it was appropriate. There will be provisions to establish a new chief inspector for the Border and Immigration Agency. The new inspectorate will provide a comprehensive review of immigration activities, which will include thematic reviews. We will consider, at an early stage, whether the chief inspector should be invited to report on the implementation of the new detention powers and the operation of the standing operating procedures within six months. I argue, in concert with my colleague the noble Viscount, Lord Bridgeman, that we do not need recourse to the PACE codes—


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
693 c58GC 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Complaints Children Detainees Crimes against the person Borders Families Immigration Languages Discrimination Immigration officers Police Scotland Sentencing Training
Legislation
UK Borders Bill 2006-07
Link
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