Nationality and Borders Act 2022
These documents relate to the Nationality and Borders Bill 2022 which received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.
The Nationality and Borders Bill was the cornerstone of the government’s New Plan for Immigration, delivering the most comprehensive reform in decades to fix the broken asylum system.
The bill – and the wider plan – had 3 key objectives:
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to make the system fairer and more effective so that we can better protect and support those in genuine need of asylum
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to deter illegal entry into the UK breaking the business model of criminal trafficking networks and saving lives
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to remove from the UK those with no right to be here
The introduction of the bill was preceded by a consultation, which the government carefully considered.
Documents related to the Nationality and Borders Act can be found on the Parliament website.
Impact assessments
Factsheets
Updates to this page
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Addition of link to Nationality and Borders Bill : Economic Impact Assessment.
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Page updated to reflect enactment.
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Addition of impact assessment category to the collection page.
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New Chagossian nationality factsheet added.
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Six factsheets added: children / abuse of modern slavery protections / Electronic Travel Authorisation / inadmissibility – third country connections / overseas asylum processing / safeguarding through age assessment.
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New Nationality and Borders Bill factsheet added: Border Force powers to stop and seize small boats.
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New Nationality and Borders Bill factsheets added on differentiation, life sentences for people smugglers, removal to a safe third country and speeding up removal of foreign criminals.
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Link to factsheet on legal routes added.
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Added link to equality impact assessment.
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First published.