Select Committee · Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Legislative Scrutiny: Illegal Migration Bill
Status: Closed
Opened: 16 Mar 2023
Closed: 8 Feb 2024
1 report
The Joint Committee on Human Rights is conducting legislative scrutiny of the Illegal Migration Bill as the Bill engages numerous rights under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) which are given effect in domestic law by the Human Rights Act 1998 (“the HRA”). The Illegal Migration Bill was introduced in the House of Commons …
Reports
| Title | HC No. | Published | Items | Response |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelfth Report - Legislative Scrutiny: Illegal Migration Bi… | HC 1241 | 11 Jun 2023 | 0 | Responded |
Oral evidence sessions
| Date | Witnesses | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 2023 | Dr Peter Walsh · Migration Observatory, Elizabeth Ruddick · UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Professor Cathryn Costello · University of Oxford, Sir Stephen Laws · Policy Exchange, Vicky Tennant · UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) | View ↗ |
| 22 Mar 2023 | Christina Marriott · British Red Cross, Colin Yeo · Garden Court Chambers, Dr Jean-Pierre Gauci · British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Jon Featonby · Refugee Council | View ↗ |
Correspondence
| Date | Direction | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2023 | — | Correspondence from the Home Secretary relating to the Illegal Migration Bill, … |
| 28 Apr 2023 | — | Correspondence to Sir Bernard Jenkin relating to the unavailability of the Home… |
| 21 Apr 2023 | — | Correspondence from the Home Secretary relating to the Illegal Migration Bill, … |
| 21 Apr 2023 | — | Correspondence to the Home Secretary relating to the Illegal Migration Bill, da… |
| 31 Mar 2023 | To cttee | Joint letter from the Chair of the JCHR and Chair of the Home Affairs Select Co… |
| 16 Mar 2023 | — | Correspondence from the Home Secretary relating to the Illegal Migration Bill, … |
| 16 Mar 2023 | — | Correspondence to the Home Secretary relating to the Illegal Migration Bill, da… |