Nationality and Borders Act 2022
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The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 is a UK law that overhauled immigration, asylum, and nationality rules, including controversial measures on refugee treatment and citizenship rights.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nationality and Borders Act 2022 canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
change nationality and citizenship rules
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deter irregular migration ⓘ reform the asylum system ⓘ |
| amends |
British Nationality Act 1981
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Immigration Act 1971 NERFINISHED ⓘ Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
England
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Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
asylum law
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citizenship law ⓘ immigration law ⓘ nationality law ⓘ refugee law ⓘ |
| containsProvisionsOn |
accommodation centres for asylum seekers
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age assessment of asylum seekers ⓘ asylum claims inadmissibility ⓘ citizenship deprivation ⓘ differential treatment of refugees ⓘ illegal entry offences ⓘ interpretation of the Refugee Convention in UK law ⓘ modern slavery victims ⓘ offshore processing of asylum seekers ⓘ shipmasters’ responsibilities for migrants ⓘ |
| controversy |
criticised for expanding citizenship deprivation powers
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criticised for undermining refugee protections ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticisedBy |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
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human rights organisations ⓘ refugee advocacy groups ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Priti Patel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalCitation | 2022 c. 36 ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make provision about nationality, asylum and immigration; to make provision about victims of slavery or human trafficking; and for connected purposes ⓘ |
| parliamentarySession | 2021–22 ⓘ |
| partOf | UK immigration law framework ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Rwanda asylum policy ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 2022-04-28 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Nationality and Borders Act 2022 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoringDepartment | Home Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| typeOfReform | overhaul of immigration, asylum and nationality rules ⓘ |
| yearOfAct | 2022 ⓘ |
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