Immigration Act 2016
A Bill To make provision about the law on immigration and asylum; to make provisionabout access to services, facilities, licences and work by reference to immigrationstatus; to make provision about the Director of Labour Market Enforcement; to makeprovision about language requirements for public sector workers; to make provisionabout fees for passports and civil registration; and for connected purposes.
Government Bill
(Home Office)
What is this Bill?
The Immigration Act 2016 was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill was introduced on 17 September 2015 and became an Act of Parliament on 12 May 2016.
Whose idea is this Bill?Government Bills implement the legislative agenda of the Government. This agenda, and the Bills that will implement it, are outlined in the Queen's Speech at the Session's State Opening of Parliament.
How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Act of Parliament, Government Bills, Process of a Bill
Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers Initial Library Notes Ministerial Extracts from Debates All Bill Debates
This bill has received Royal Assent and has become an Act of Parliament
Bill Progession through Parliament
Latest Key documents
Bill
10/05/2016
Amendment paper
10/05/2016
Impact Assessment
29/01/2016
Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages
12th May 2016
Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings) (Commons)
12th May 2016
Royal Assent (Hansard) (Commons)
12th May 2016
Act of Parliament
Immigration Act 2016 c.19
10th May 2016
Ping Pong (Minutes of Porceedings): House of Lords
10th May 2016
Ping Pong (Hansard): House of Lords
10th May 2016
Bills
HL Bill 124 2015-16, Commons Insistance, Non-Insistance, Amendment in Lieu and Amendments to Lords Amendment (PDF, 96KB)
10th May 2016
Amendment papers
Revised Marshalled List of Motions to be Moved on Consideration of Commons Amendments (PDF, 101KB)
9th May 2016
Ping Pong: House of Commons
9th May 2016
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Motions to be Moved on Consideration of Commons Amendments (PDF, 97KB)
9th May 2016
Amendment papers
Commons Consideration of Lords Messages as at 9 May 2016
9th May 2016
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration of Lords Message (PDF, 335KB)
6th May 2016
Amendment papers
Notices of CCLM Amendments as at 5 May 2016
4th May 2016
Briefing papers
Briefing Paper on Lords amendments and ping-pong stages
28th April 2016
Bills
Bill 169 2015-16, Lords Insistence, Reason, Non-Insistence and Amendments in Lieu
26th April 2016
Ping Pong (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
26th April 2016
Amendment papers
Revised Marshalled List of motions and amendments to be moved on consideration of Commons Reasons and amendments in lieu (PDF, 114KB)
25th April 2016
Programme motion: House of Commons
25th April 2016
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of motions and amendments to be moved on consideration of Commons Reasons and amendments in lieu (PDF, 109KB)
25th April 2016
Bills
HL Bill 118, 2015-16 Commons Reasons and amendments in lieu (PDF, 87KB)
25th April 2016
Amendment papers
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 22 April 2016
25th April 2016
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration Of Lords Ammendments (PDF, 338KB)
22nd April 2016
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 21 April 2016
14th April 2016
Explanatory Notes
Bill 159-EN 2015-16
12th April 2016
3rd reading (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
12th April 2016
3rd reading (Hansard): House of Lords
12th April 2016
Bills
Bill 159 2015-16, Lords Amendments to the Bill
11th April 2016
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of amendments to be moved on Third Reading (PDF, 60KB)
7th April 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Third Reading (PDF, 53KB)
29th March 2016
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Third Reading (PDF, 45KB)
23rd March 2016
Bills
HL Bill 109 2015-16 (as amended on Report)
21st March 2016
Report: 3rd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
21st March 2016
Report: 3rd sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
21st March 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 21/03/2016 from Lord Bates to Baroness Lister of Burtersett regarding issues raised during the Immigration Bill Report stage second day: the Right to Rent scheme, and an amendment to extend the grace period of Home Office asylum support (PDF, 621KB)
18th March 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 18/03/2016 from Lord Bates to Lord Hope and others regarding whether the Immigration Bill 2015-16 was drafted on the assumption that the Scotland Bill will be passed in its current form. Correspondence (12 docs). (PDF, 123KB)
18th March 2016
Will write letters
Letter 12. Michael Matheson MSP to Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP (PDF, 146KB)
18th March 2016
Will write letters
Letter 11. Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP to Alex Neil MSP (PDF, 161KB)
18th March 2016
Will write letters
Letter 10. Michael Matheson MSP to Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP (PDF, 445KB)
18th March 2016
Will write letters
Letter 9. Alex Neil MSP to Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP (PDF, 500KB)
18th March 2016
Will write letters
Letter 8. Alex Neil MSP to Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP (PDF, 115KB)
18th March 2016
Will write letters
Letter 7. Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP to Michael Matheson MSP (PDF, 97KB)
18th March 2016
Will write letters
Letter 5. Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP to Margaret Burgess MSP (PDF, 103KB)
18th March 2016
Will write letters
Letter 3. Margaret Burgess MSP to Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP (PDF, 145KB)
18th March 2016
Will write letters
Letter 4. Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP to Humza Yousaf MSP (PDF, 42KB)
18th March 2016
Will write letters
Letter 2. Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP to Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon MSP (PDF, 378KB)
18th March 2016
Will write letters
Letter 1. Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP to Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon MSP (PDF, 117KB)
18th March 2016
Will write letters
Letter 6. Alex Neil MSP to Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP (PDF, 108KB)
18th March 2016
Amendment papers
Revised Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
17th March 2016
Amendment papers
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
15th March 2016
Report: 2nd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
15th March 2016
Report: 2nd sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
14th March 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
11th March 2016
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
11th March 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 11/03/2016 from Lord Bates to Lord Ramsbotham regarding Lords Report amendments tabled to the Immigration Bill regarding a time limit on detention and detention of vulnerable people. (PDF, 565KB)
11th March 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 11/03/2016 from Lord Bates to the Earl of Listowel regarding Committee stage amendments to the care leavers provisions of the Immigration Bill. (PDF, 2MB)
10th March 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report [Supplementary to the Revised Marshalled List]
9th March 2016
Report: 1st sitting: House of Lords
9th March 2016
Report stage (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
8th March 2016
Amendment papers
Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
7th March 2016
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
4th March 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
3rd March 2016
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report
2nd March 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
1st March 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
1st March 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 01/03/2016 from Lord Bates to colleagues regarding issues raised during the Committee stage fifth day of the Immigration Bill (PDF, 2MB)
29th February 2016
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report
26th February 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
25th February 2016
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report
24th February 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
23rd February 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 23/02/2016 from Lord Keen of Elie to Lord Rosser regarding issues raised during Committee consideration 01/02/2016 (PDF, 296KB)
16th February 2016
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report
11th February 2016
Bills
HL Bill 96 2015-16 (as amended in Committee)
11th February 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
10th February 2016
Will write letters
Letter from Theresa May MP, Nicky Morgan MP and Greg Clark MP to Council Leaders regarding the dispersal of unaccompanied asylum seeking children (as referenced in letter from Lord Bates dated 10/02/2016) (PDF, 114KB)
10th February 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 10/02/2016 from Lord Bates to Lord Rosser regarding issues raised during the fourth day of Committee stage Immigration Bill (PDF, 896KB)
9th February 2016
Committee: 5th sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
9th February 2016
Committee: 5th sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
5th February 2016
Amendment papers
Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
3rd February 2016
Committee: 4th sitting (Minutes of proceedings): House of Lords
3rd February 2016
Committee: 4th sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
3rd February 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 03/02/2016 from Lord Bates to Lord Rosser and others regarding points raised relating to the immigration health charge (PDF, 1MB)
1st February 2016
Committee: 3rd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
1st February 2016
Committee: 3rd sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
1st February 2016
Amendment papers
Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
29th January 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List]
29th January 2016
Impact Assessments
Reforming support for failed asylum seekers and other migrants without immigration status [UPDATED] (PDF, 5MB)
28th January 2016
Amendment papers
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
28th January 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 28/01/2016 from Lord Bates to colleagues regarding issues raised during the Committee Stage of the Immigration Bill (PDF, 1MB)
25th January 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
21st January 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
20th January 2016
Committee: 2nd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
20th January 2016
Committee: 2nd sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
20th January 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
18th January 2016
Committee: 1st sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
18th January 2016
Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
18th January 2016
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
15th January 2016
Amendment papers
Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
14th January 2016
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
13th January 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee
12th January 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee
11th January 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee
8th January 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee
8th January 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 08/01/2016 from Lord Bates to Lord Rosser regarding issues raised during the Second Reading (PDF, 6MB)
7th January 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee
6th January 2016
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee
29th December 2015
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Committee
23rd December 2015
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee
22nd December 2015
2nd reading (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
22nd December 2015
2nd reading (Hansard): House of Lords
17th December 2015
Library Notes
House of Lords Library Note (OCTET-STREAM, 398KB)
4th December 2015
Explanatory Notes
Bill 79 2015-16-EN
2nd December 2015
1st reading (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
2nd December 2015
1st reading (Hansard): House of Lords
2nd December 2015
Bills
Bill 79 2015-16, as brought from the Commons
1st December 2015
3rd reading: House of Commons
1st December 2015
Report stage: House of Commons
1st December 2015
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 1 December 2015
30th November 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 27 November 2015
30th November 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report (PDF, 140KB)
30th November 2015
Impact Assessments
REVISED - Overarching Impact Assessment (PDF, 349KB)
27th November 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 26 November 2015
26th November 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 25 November 2015
24th November 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 23 November 2015
24th November 2015
Impact Assessments
Illegal working in relation to private hire vehicles etc. (PDF, 222KB)
23rd November 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 20 November 2015
19th November 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 18 November 2015
18th November 2015
Bills
Bill 96 2015-16 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
18th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group (IB52)
18th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Hansen Palomares Solicitors (IB39)
18th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: British Medical Association further submission (IB40)
18th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Bail for Immigration Detainees (BID) (IB41)
18th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Letter from the Solicitor General concerning clause 31 - legal aid for judicial review (IB42) (PDF, 631KB)
18th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Oxford Against Slavery (IB43)
18th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Letter from the Home Office on support for certain categories of migrant (IB44) (PDF, 1MB)
18th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: René Cassin (IB45)
18th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Office of the City Remembrancer, City of London Corporation (IB47)
18th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: British Retail Consortium (BRC) (IB48)
18th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Frances Macfarlane (IB49)
18th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Local Government Association (LGA) (IB50)
18th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Letter from the Home Office to the Residential Landlords Association (IB51) (PDF, 1MB)
18th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Association of Labour Providers (IB46)
18th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: consolidated pdf version (PDF, 2MB)
18th November 2015
Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons
Version of the bill showing changes made in committee (PDF, 1MB)
17th November 2015
Committee Debate: 15th sitting: House of Commons
17th November 2015
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 17 November 2015
16th November 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 13 November 2015
16th November 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Commiteee: Selection 6 (PDF, 175KB)
12th November 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 12 November 2015
11th November 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 10 November 2015
10th November 2015
Committee Debate: 14th sitting: House of Commons
10th November 2015
Committee Debate: 13th sitting: House of Commons
10th November 2015
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 10 November 2015
10th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Letter from the Home Office on Definition of 'worker' and Test of 'reason to believe' (IB38) (PDF, 171KB)
10th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Letter from the Solicitor General concerning measures on bank accounts (IB37) (PDF, 1MB)
9th November 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 6 November 2015
9th November 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 5 (PDF, 181KB)
6th November 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 5 November 2015
5th November 2015
Committee Debate: 12th sitting: House of Commons
5th November 2015
Committee Debate: 11th sitting: House of Commons
5th November 2015
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 5 November 2015
5th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Immigration Law Practitioners' Association further submission part 6 and 7 (IB32)
5th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: UNHCR (IB31)
5th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Shelter (IB33)
5th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Letter from the Home Office on reform of support for certain categories of migrants (IB34) (PDF, 459KB)
5th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Immigration Law Practitioners' Association further submission on Part 5 Support for Certain Categories of Migrants (IB35)
5th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Airport Operators Association (AOA) (IB36)
4th November 2015
Will write letters
Letter dated 04/11/2015 from Robert Buckland QC MP to Albert Owen MP regarding measures on bank accounts in the Immigration Bill (PDF, 1MB)
4th November 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 3 November 2015
4th November 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 4 (PDF, 178KB)
3rd November 2015
Committee Debate: 9th sitting: House of Commons
3rd November 2015
Committee Debate: 10th sitting: House of Commons
3rd November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Immigration Law Practitioners' Association further submission part 5 (IB24)
3rd November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Focus on Labour Exploitation (FLEX) (IB25)
3rd November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Migration Yorkshire (IB26)
3rd November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Law Society of England and Wales (IB27)
3rd November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Anti-Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU) (IB28)
3rd November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: National AIDS Trust (NAT) (IB29)
3rd November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Migration Watch UK (supplementary evidence) (IB30)
3rd November 2015
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 3 November 2015
2nd November 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 3 (PDF, 184KB)
30th October 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 29 October 2015
29th October 2015
Committee Debate: 8th sitting: House of Commons
29th October 2015
Committee Debate: 7th sitting: House of Commons
29th October 2015
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 29 October 2015
29th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: The Law Society of Scotland (IB22)
29th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Crisis (IB23)
28th October 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 2 (PDF, 179KB)
28th October 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 27 October 2015
27th October 2015
Committee Debate: 6th sitting: House of Commons
27th October 2015
Committee Debate: 5th sitting: House of Commons
27th October 2015
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 27 October 2015
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA) (Part 2) (IB14b)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Amnesty International UK (IB20)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: British Red Cross (IB19)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Housing Law Practitioners Association (IB18)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Royal College of Nursing (IB17)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Detention Action (IB16)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Women for Refugee Women (IB15)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA) (Part 3) (IB14b)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA) further submission (IB14a)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Country Land & Business Association (CLA) (IB13)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Tai Pawb (housing for all) (IB12)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: TUC (IB21)
26th October 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 1 (PDF, 179KB)
23rd October 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 22 October 2015
22nd October 2015
Committee Debate: 4th sitting: House of Commons
22nd October 2015
Committee Debate: 3rd sitting: House of Commons
22nd October 2015
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 22 October 2015
22nd October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: British Medical Association (IB10)
22nd October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IB09)
22nd October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Chief Superintendent David Snelling, Sutton Police (IB11)
21st October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA) (IB08)
21st October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Adrian Matthews, Policy Advisor, Office of the Children's Commissioner for England (IB07)
21st October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (IB06)
21st October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Tony Smith CBE, Former Director General, UK Border Force (IB05)
21st October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Coram Children's Legal Centre (IB04)
21st October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Recruitment and Employment Confederation (IB03)
21st October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: NSL (IB02)
21st October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: David Smith, Policy Director, Residential Landlords Association (IB01)
21st October 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 20 October 2015
20th October 2015
Committee Debate: 2nd sitting: House of Commons
20th October 2015
Committee Debate: 1st sitting: House of Commons
20th October 2015
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 20 October 2015
19th October 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 16 October 2015
19th October 2015
Press notices
Immigration Bill Schedule of Evidence Sessions (PDF, 85KB)
16th October 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 15 October 2015
15th October 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 14 October 2015
14th October 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 13 October 2015
13th October 2015
2nd reading: House of Commons
13th October 2015
Ways and Means resolution: House of Commons
13th October 2015
Money resolution: House of Commons
9th October 2015
Impact Assessments
Introduction of Immigration Status Check to Alcohol and Late Night Refreshment Licence Applications (PDF, 139KB)
18th September 2015
Impact Assessments
Tackling existing current accounts held by illegal migrants (PDF, 7MB)
17th September 2015
1st reading: House of Commons
17th September 2015
Impact Assessments
Overarching Impact Assessment (PDF, 215KB)
17th September 2015
Explanatory Notes
Bill 74-EN 2015-16
17th September 2015
Bills
Bill 74 2015-16, as introduced
3rd August 2015
Impact Assessments
Reforming support for failed asylum seekers and other illegal migrants (PDF, 4MB)