NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Friday 7th June 2002
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
NATIONALITY, IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM BILL, AS AMENDED
NOTE
The amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Programme Motion to be proposed by Mr Robin Cook.
NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO ACCOMMODATION CENTRES
Accommodation centres: decisions and appeals
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Angela Watkinson
Mr Gregory Barker
NC1
To move the following Clause:—
'Where an asylum seeker is resident in an accommodation centre under this Part, an initial decision on his claim shall be made at the accommodation centre by the Secretary of State, and any appeal to an adjudicator shall be made by the adjudicator at the accommodation centre.'.
Visiting committee
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Angela Watkinson
Mr Gregory Barker
Simon Hughes
NC3
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) The Secretary of State must appoint a committee (to be known as the Visiting Committee) for each accommodation centre.
(2) The Secretary of State shall prescribe the functions of the Visiting Committee by making regulations under this Part.
(3) Those regulations must include provision—
| (a) | as to the making of visits to the centre by members of the Visiting Committee; |
| (b) | for the hearing of complaints made by persons detained by the Visiting Committee to the Secretary of State; |
| (c) | requiring the making of reports by the Visiting Committee to the Secretary of State; |
| (d) | that every member of the Visiting Committee for an accommodation centre may at any time enter the centre and have free access to every part of it and to every person residing there. |
(4) Accommodation centres created under this Part may also be inspected by HM Inspectorate of Prisons and Social Services Inspectorate, whenever they think it appropriate.'.
Accommodation centres: report on effectiveness
Tony Baldry
Mr Kenneth Clarke
NC7
To move the following Clause:—
'The Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament a report on the effectiveness of accommodation centres established under section 14 no later than a year after that section comes into force.'.
Compensation for depreciation of property value
Tony Baldry
NC8
To move the following Clause:—
'Compensation shall be paid to owners and landlords of dwelling houses for any depreciation in the value of such property caused by the establishment under section 14 of accommodation centres, in accordance with the provisions of Part 1 of the Land Compensation Act 1973.'.
Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell
163
*Page 8, line 42 [Clause 14], after 'of', insert 'for no more than 250'.
Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell
28
Page 8, line 42 [Clause 14], after 'persons', insert 'in locations suitable to the cultural and other needs of those to be accommodated.'.
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Angela Watkinson
Mr Gregory Barker
6
Page 9, line 2 [Clause 14], at end insert—
'(3) No accommodation centre established under this section shall hold more than 200 persons.'.
Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell
29
Page 9, line 2 [Clause 14], at end insert—
'( ) Each accommodation centre shall hold a maximum of 250 people at any one time, except where expressly agreed between the Secretary of State and the relevant local authority.'.
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Angela Watkinson
Mr Gregory Barker
1
Page 9, line 2 [Clause 14], at end insert—
'(4) An accommodation centre shall only be established after the Secretary of State is satisfied that the proposed location is suitable to the needs of the persons to be accommodated therein'.
Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell
30
Page 9, line 2 [Clause 14], at end insert—
'( ) For a period of no less than ten years from the commencement of this Act all such accommodation centres shall be publicly owned and their management and employees directly employed by the Home Office or relevant local authority.'.
Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan
Norman Baker
John Barrett
Annette Brooke
Bob Russell
164
*Page 9, line 5 [Clause 15], after 'accommodation', insert 'for no more than six months subject to the provisions in subsection ( ) below'.
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Angela Watkinson
Mr Gregory Barker
2
Page 9, line 6 [Clause 15], after 'centre', insert 'for a maximum period of 10 weeks'.
Mr Neil Gerrard
Ms Karen Buck
Julie Morgan
Mr Iain Coleman
Mr Marsha Singh
Mr Andrew Dismore
'( ) A person may only be accommodated in an accommodation centre for a maximum total of six months, except in exceptional circumstances when the Secretary of State may arrange for an extension of at most a further three months in total.'.
