Amendments proposed to the Immigration and Asylum Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr Richard Allan
Dr Vincent Cable

528

Clause     29,     page     21,     line     41,     leave out 'second' and insert 'further'.

   

Mr Richard Allan
Dr Vincent Cable

529

Clause     29,     page     21,     line     41,     leave out from 'reference' to end of line 42 and insert 'within three days of receiving the reference.'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

234

Clause     29,     page     21,     line     41,     leave out 'thirty-eighth' and insert 'seventy-fifth'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

241

Clause     29,     page     22,     leave out line 5 and insert 'the court—

      (a) must deal with the matter as soon as is reasonably practicable; and

      (b) may take such failure into account when determining whether the detained person should be released on bail.'.

   

Mr Richard Allan
Dr Vincent Cable

525

Clause     29,     page     22,     line     5,     leave out 'as soon as is reasonably practicable' and insert 'forthwith'.

   

Mr Richard Allan
Dr Vincent Cable

524

Clause     29,     page     22,     line     8,     leave out 'as soon as is reasonably practicable' and insert 'forthwith'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

480

Clause     29,     page     22,     line     10,     leave out 'this Act, the court' and insert 'the Immigration Acts, the court or other appellate authority'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

240

Clause     29,     page     22,     line     16,     leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'Lord Chancellor'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

481

Clause     29,     page     22,     line     18,     at beginning insert 'In this Part'.


   

Mr Mike O'Brien

482

Clause     30,     page     22,     line     25,     after 'case' insert 'or class of case'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

242

Clause     30,     page     22,     line     27,     leave out 'include, in particular' and insert 'are'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

244

Clause     30,     page     22,     leave out lines 30 to 33.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

483

Clause     30,     page     22,     line     33,     at end insert—

    '( ) A direction under subsection (1) has effect notwithstanding any other direction which may be given as to the place in which the court is to sit.'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

484

Clause     30,     page     22,     line     33,     at end insert—

    '( ) A direction under subsection (1) requires the approval of the Lord Chancellor.'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

243

Clause     30,     page     22,     line     33,     at end insert—

    '(2A) Before making a direction in relation to a case before a magistrates' court the Secretary of State must consult the Chairman of the Bench for that court.'.

   

Mr Richard Allan
Dr Vincent Cable

530

Page     22,     line     23,     leave out Clause 30.


   

Mr Richard Allan
Dr Vincent Cable

531

Clause     31,     page     22,     leave out lines 35 to 37 and insert—

    '(1) This section applies if a person is liable to detention under the Immigration Acts.

    (1A) The Secretary of State must, by rules, provide criteria for the exercise of the power to detain a person under the Immigration Acts. No person shall be detained except in accordance with these rules.

    (1B) Any rules made under subsection (1) must provide for the detention of asylum seekers only under exceptional circumstances and provide that a person should only be detained when other non-custodial measures have been considered inappropriate.

    (1C) When hearing any application for bail or reference under the Immigration Acts, a court or an adjudicator, shall:

      (a) first consider whether, by reference to the rules made under section 30 of this Act, there is good cause for the detention of the detained person; and, if so,

      (b) consider whether the detained person should be released on bail.

    (1D) If, under subsection 31(4)(a), the Secretary of State is unable to show good cause for the detention of the detained person, then the detained person shall be released, subject only to such restrictions as to residence and as to reporting to the police or to an immigration officer as may from time to time be notified to him in writing and in a language which he understands.

    (1E) It shall be for the Secretary of State to show that a detained person should not be granted bail.

    (1F) Unless released under section 31(5), the Court or an adjudicator may release a detained person on bail only if he enters into a recognizance or, in Scotland, a bail bond.'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

495

Clause     31,     page     22,     line     36,     leave out from 'person' to 'a' in line 38 and insert 'on bail.

    (2) The court may require a recognizance or, in Scotland, a bail bond be entered into before the detained person is released.

    (2A) Bail under this section is subject to'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

496

Clause     31,     page     22,     line     40,     leave out 'named in the recognizance or bond' and insert 'specified by the court'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

497

Clause     31,     page     23,     line     1,     leave out from beginning to first 'to' in line 2 and insert 'Bail may be granted subject to such other conditions as appear'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

498

Clause     31,     page     23,     line     3,     at end insert—

    '( ) If bail is granted under this section by the Commission, the condition mentioned in subsection (2A) may require him to appear before the Commission instead of an immigration officer.'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway
Mr Richard Allan
Dr Vincent Cable

246

Clause     31,     page     23,     line     3,     at end insert—

    '(3A) The conditions imposed under this section must be notified to the person bailed in writing and in a language he understands.'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

245

Clause     31,     page     23,     line     5,     at end insert—

    '(4A) In considering the suitability of a surety regard may be had (amongst other things) to the surety's financial resources.'.


   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

247

Clause     32,     page     23,     line     13,     leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.

   

Sir Norman Fowler
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Greenway

248

Clause     32,     page     23,     line     16,     leave out from 'bound' to end of line 17 and insert 'unless such a person can show that it would be fair and just for a lesser sum or no sum to be forfeited'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

499

Clause     32,     page     23,     line     17,     at end insert—

    '(1A) If the court which makes an order under subsection (1) is not a magistrates' court, it must—

      (a) specify a magistrates' court which is, for the purposes of collection, enforcement and remission of the sum forfeited, to be treated as the court which ordered the forfeiture; and

      (b) as soon as practicable give particulars of the recognizance to—

          (i) in England and Wales, the justices' chief executive appointed by the magstrates' court committee whose area includes the petty sessions area, or

          (ii) in Northern Ireland, the clerk of petty sessions for the petty sessions district,

      for which the specified court acts.

    (1B) Any sum collected as a result of subsection (1A)(a) must be paid to the Lord Chancellor.

    (1C) The Lord Chancellor may, with the approval of the Treasury, make regulations as to the times at which and the manner in which accounts for, and payments of, sums collected as a result of subsection (1A)(a) must be made and for the keeping and auditing of accounts in relation to such sums.'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

500

Clause     32,     page     23,     line     21,     leave out 'an adjudicator' and insert 'a court'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

501

Clause     32,     page     23,     line     22,     leave out 'by him'.


   

Mr Mike O'Brien

502

Clause     33,     page     23,     line     27,     leave out 'of his recognizance or bail bond' and insert 'on which he was bailed'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

503

Clause     33,     page     23,     line     33,     leave out 'of his recognizance or bail bond that he will' and insert 'that he must'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

504

Clause     33,     page     23,     line     41,     leave out 'or'.

   

Mr Mike O'Brien

505

Clause     33,     page     23,     line     43,     at end insert 'or

      (c) in Northern Ireland, a justice of the peace is by written complaint on oath so satisfied.'.

   

Mr Richard Allan
Dr Vincent Cable

523

Clause     33,     page     24,     line     2,     after 'by', insert 'reasonable'.

 
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