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What changes are proposed in the Immigration Bill 2015-16

Categories: Articles:Asylum & Refugees | Published: 13/10/2015 | Views: 1815
The Commons Library has produced a briefing paper reviewing the provisions of the Immigration Bill which is due to have its second reading in the Commons on 13 October 2015.  The Bill sets out proposed changes relating to access to services, facilities, licences and work.

The Bill recommends the creation of a Director of Labour Market Enforcement and lays out rules about language requirements for public sector workers. It also includes proposals on fees for passports and civil registration. It creates four new offences applicable to landlords and letting agents who let properties to migrants who do not have a valid immigration status, and gives landlords new powers to evict tenants who do not have a ‘right to rent’.  Read more here


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