Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill — Second Reading — 17 Dec 2003 at 18:59

The majority Aye voters agreed to give the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill its Second Reading^[1]. This means it now moves onto the committee stage.

The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill became law in 2004. Its main aims were to:^[2]

• Simplify the process of appeal for asylum seekers
• Criminalise people who arrive into the UK without a valid travel document unless they have a reasonable excuse
• Stop supporting failed asylum seekers and their families if they do not leave the UK
• Allow the government to tag and track asylum seekers
• Provide accommodation to failed asylum seekers who cannot return home immediately

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• [1] David Blunkett MP, House of Commons, 17 December 2003
• [2] Based on The Guardian's A-Z of legislation

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