Proceeding contribution from Lord Bassam of Brighton (Labour) in the House of Lords on Monday, 23 July 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on UK Borders Bill.
UK Borders Bill
I made a note to refer to that, which I did not do. I was interested in that line of argument, although I did not intend originally to address it. I assure the noble Lord that we will ensure that our terminology is properly aligned. I think that it probably is, but I will check before we reach Report. If the noble Lord will indulge me for a moment, I am also conscious that I did not respond to the noble Lord, Lord Hylton, when he asked whether failed asylum seekers found to be working in breach of conditions would be detained for deportation as foreigner criminals. The answer is no. Even if it was decided to prosecute the individual, the maximum sentence would be only six months. It is therefore probable that the individual whom the noble Lord might have had in mind would be detained for administrative removal under the terms of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Unlike deportation, an individual subject to administrative removal is not prohibited from returning to the UK if the appropriate entry clearance is obtained. I hope that that answers the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Hylton.
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- 694 c134-5GC
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- 2006-07
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- House of Lords Grand Committee
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- Children Asylum Detainees Crimes against the person Age Finance Human rights Immigration controls Immigration Human trafficking Migrants Immigration officers Offenders Protection Powers Prisoners Victims Dungavel House Immigration Removal Centre Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre Border and Immigration Agency
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- UK Borders Bill 2006-07
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