Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020

make provision to end rights to free movement of persons under retained EU law and to repeal other retained EU law relating to immigration; to confer power to modify retained direct EU legislation relating to social security co-ordination; and for connected purposes.

Government Bill

(Home Office)

What is this Bill?

The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

No. This Bill was introduced on 5 March 2020 and became an Act of Parliament on 11 November 2020.

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 All Bill Debates Debates Contributors

This bill has received Royal Assent and has become an Act of Parliament

Bill Progession through Parliament

Commons Completed

Lords Completed

Royal Assent

Latest Key documents

Bill Debate

11/11/2020

Royal Assent

Act of Parliament

11/11/2020

Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (c. 20)

Bill

04/11/2020

HL Bill 149 Commons disagreement and amendments in lieu

Briefing paper

29/06/2020

Briefing Paper on Progress of the Bill

Library Note

10/07/2020

Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

Explanatory Note

13/10/2020

Bill 195 EN 2019-21 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)

Amendment paper

21/09/2020

HL Bill 121-R Running list of amendments (PDF)

Impact Assessment

11/03/2021

Impact Assessment from the Department for Work & Pensions

Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment from the Department for Work & Pensions

Royal Assent (Commons)

Act of Parliament

Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (c. 20)

Consideration of Commons amendments (Lords)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 149-I Marshalled list of motions for Consideration of Commons disagreement and amendments in lieu

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 149-I Corrected marshalled list of motions for Consideration of Commons disagreement and amendments in lieu

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 149(a) Motion for Consideration of Commons disagreement and amendments in lieu

Bill proceedings: Commons

Proceedings on consideration of Lords Message - 4 November 2020

Consideration of Lords amendments (Commons)

HL Bill 149 Commons disagreement and amendments in lieu

Amendment Paper

Commons Consideration of Lords Messages as at 4 November 2020

Selection of amendments: Commons

Selection of motions and amendments relating to Lords Amendment by the Speaker (PDF)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Selection of motions and amendments relating to Lords Amendment by the Speaker

Amendment Paper

Notices of CCLM Amendments as at 2 November 2020

Bill 204 2019-21 (Lords Non-Insistence and Amendments in Lieu)

Will write letters

Letter from Baroness Williams of Trafford to all Peers regarding issues raised during the second and third days of the Report stage of the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill

Consideration of Commons amendments (Lords)

Bill proceedings: Commons

Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments as at 19 October 2020

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 145-I Marshalled list for consideration of Commons reasons

Consideration of Lords amendments (Commons)

Programme motion

HL Bill 145 Commons reasons

Amendment Paper

Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 19 October 2020

Selection of amendments: Commons

Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary Priti Patel and selection of motions and amendments relating to Lords Amendments by the Speaker (PDF)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary Priti Patel and selection of motions and amendments relating to Lords Amendments by the Speaker

Amendment Paper

Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 15 October 2020

Amendment Paper

Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 14 October 2020

Bill 195 2019-21 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)

Explanatory Notes

Bill 195 EN 2019-21 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)

3rd reading (Lords)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 137-I Amendment for Third Reading

HL Bill 137 (as amended on Report)

Report: 2nd sitting (Hansard) (Lords)

Report: 2nd sitting (Hansard - continued) (Lords)

Will write letters

Letter from Baroness Stedman-Scott to Baroness Sherlock regarding issues raised in the Immigration and Social Security co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill committee stage debate

Report stage (Lords)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121-R-II Second marshalled list for Report

Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures

Legislative Consent Motion agreed by the Northern Ireland Assembly

Will write letters

Letter from Baroness Williams of Trafford to all Peers regarding questions raised during the Committee Stage

Will write letters

Letter from Baroness Williams of Trafford to Lord Blencathra regarding the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee's report

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121-R-I(a) Amendment for Report (For Second Marshalled List)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121-R-I Marshalled list for Report

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121-R(d) Amendments for Report

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121-R(c) Amendments for Report

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121-R(b) Amendments for Report

Amendment papers

HL Bill 121-R Running list of amendments (PDF)

Will write letters

Letter from Baroness Williams of Trafford to all Peers with an update ahead of report stage

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121-R(a) Amendments for Report

Will write letters

Letter from Baroness Williams of Trafford to Members regarding the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill: response to questions raised during Committee stage (day two)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121-IV(Rev) Revised fourth marshalled list for Committee

Will write letters

Letter from Baroness Williams of Trafford to Baroness Neville-Rolf regarding the Immigration and Social Security Coordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill committee stage debate

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121-IV(Provisional) Fourth marshalled list for Committee

Select Committee report

22nd Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121-III Third marshalled list for Committee

Will write letters

Letter from Baroness Williams of Trafford to Lord Paddick regarding questions raised in the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill committee stage debate

Committee stage (Lords)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121-II(Rev) Revised second marshalled list for Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121-II(Provisional) Second marshalled list for Committee

Will write letters

Letter from Kevin Foster MP to all MPs regarding the Bill - draft illustrative statutory instruments

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121-I(Corrected) Marshalled list for Committee

Select Committee report

11th Report of the Select Committee on the Constitution

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121(k) Amendments for Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121(j) Amendments for Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121(i) Amendments for Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121(h) Amendment for Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121(g) Amendments for Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121(f) Amendment for Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121(e) Amendments for Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121(d) Amendments for Committee

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121(c) Amendments for Committee

Delegated Powers Memorandum

Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum

Delegated Powers Memoranda

Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum (PDF)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121(b) Amendments for Committee

Amendment papers

HL Bill 121 Running list of amendments (PDF)

Amendment Paper

HL Bill 121(a) Amendments for Committee

2nd reading (Lords)

Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages

Delegated Powers Memorandum

Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill: Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum

1st reading (Lords)

HL Bill 121 (as introduced)

Explanatory Notes

HL Bill 121 Explanatory Notes

Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons

Report Stage Proceedings as at 30 June 2020 (PDF)

Bill proceedings: Commons

Report Stage Proceedings as at 30 June 2020

Report stage (Commons)

Amendment Paper

Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 30 June 2020

Amendment Paper

Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 30 June 2020 - large font accessible version

Briefing papers

Briefing Paper on Progress of the Bill

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 26 June 2020

Selection of amendments: Commons

Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments (PDF)

Selection of amendments: Commons

Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 25 June 2020

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 24 June 2020

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 23 June 2020

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 22 June 2020

Committee Debates: compilation pdf of sitting so far (Commons)

Committee Debate: 8th sitting (Commons)

Committee Debate: 7th sitting (Commons)

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 19 June 2020

Will write letters

Letter from Kevin Foster MP to Stuart C Mcdonald MP regarding Irish citizens' rights at the end of the transition period, as discussed during committee stage

Will write letters

Letter from Kevin Foster MP regarding the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill following committee stage: government amendments to remove powers conferred on Scotland under Clause 5

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the British Medical Association (IB17)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Countryside Alliance (IB18)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (IB19)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by techUK (IB20)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA) (IB21)

Bill proceedings: Commons

All proceedings up to 18 June 2020 at Public Bill Committee stage

Bill proceedings: Commons

Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 18 June 2020

Committee Debate: 6th sitting (Commons)

Amendment Paper

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 18 June 2020

Committee Debate: 5th sitting (Commons)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the British Egg Industry Council (IB15)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Lucy Leon, Policy and Practice Advisor - Refuge & Migrant Children, Children's Society (supplementary evidence) (IB16)

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 16 June 2020

Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons

All proceedings up to 16 June 2020 at Public Bill Committee stage (PDF)

Bill proceedings: Commons

Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 16 June 2020

Will write letters

Letter from Kevin Foster MP to Edward Leigh MP and Graham Stringer MP regarding the position of individuals whose application to the EU Settlement Scheme has been made but not concluded by the end of the grace period

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Law Society of England and Wales (IB09)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by English UK (IB01)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Royal College of Nursing (IB02)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Lift the Ban Coalition (IB03)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by The Families Together Coalition (IB04)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by The Children's Society (IB05)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) (IB06)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Professor Bernard Ryan (IB07)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Amnesty International UK (IB08)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Law Society of England and Wales (IB09) (PDF)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by UNISON (IB10)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by JUSTICE (IB11)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by London First (IB12)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by The Royal Society (IB13)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Independent Age (IB14)

Amendment Paper

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 16 June 2020

Committee Debate: 4th sitting (Commons)

Committee Debate: 3rd sitting (Commons)

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 11 June 2020

Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons

All proceedings up to 12 June 2020 at Public Bill Committee stage (PDF)

Bill proceedings: Commons

Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 12 June 2020

Will write letters

Letter from Kevin Foster MP to Edward Leigh MP, and Graham Stringer MP regarding the committee stage of the Bill

Committee Debate: 2nd sitting (Commons)

Amendment Paper

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 June 2020

Amendment papers

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 June 2020 (PDF)

Committee Debate: 1st sitting (Commons)

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 9 June 2020

Bill proceedings: Commons

Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 10 June 2020

Amendment Paper

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 9 June 2020

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 5 June 2020

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 4 June 2020

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 3 June 2020

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 2 June 2020

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 1 June 2020

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 20 May 2020

Have your say (PDF)

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 19 May 2020

2nd reading (Commons)

Ways and Means resolution

Programme motion

Money resolution

Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment from the Home Office (PDF)

Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment from the Home Office - Technical Annex (PDF)

Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment from the Home Office

Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment from the Home Office - Technical Annex

Briefing papers

Briefing paper on Second Reading

05/03/2020

1st reading (Commons)

Bill 104 2019-21 (as introduced)

Explanatory Notes

Bill 104 EN 2019-21

Delegated Powers Memoranda

Delegated Powers Memorandum from the Home Office (PDF)

Human rights memorandum

Human Rights Memorandum from the Home Office

Delegated Powers Memorandum

Delegated Powers Memorandum from the Home Office

Bill 104 2019-21, large type accessible version

Explanatory Notes

Bill 104 EN 2019-21, large type accessible version