Asylum Support (Prescribed Period) Bill [HL]

A Bill to introduce a minimum period of 56 days after an asylum claim is determined before an asylum claim is considered to be determined for the purposes of ending asylum support; to make provision about the serving of documentation relevant to the ending of asylum support following an asylum determination; and connected purposes.

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6 Sep 2024
Lords: Committee
HL Bill 25 (as introduced)
(6 amendments)
Date Debate
Friday 13th June 2025 Committee stage

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Prescribed period under section 94(3) of the Immigration and Asylum Act
 

1999

 
 
(1)
The Asylum Support Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/704) are amended as follows.
 
 
(2)
In regulation 2(2) (interpretation) for “28” substitute “56”.
 
 
(3)
Subject to subsection (4) , this Act does not prevent the Secretary of State from
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exercising the powers conferred by the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 to
 
 
prescribe by regulations a different period for the purposes of section 94(3)
 
 
(day on which a claim for asylum is determined) of that Act.
 
 
(4)
The Secretary of State may not prescribe a period less than 56 days where
 
 
regulation 2(2A) of the Asylum Support Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/704)
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applies.
 
 
2
Notification of termination of Asylum Support after asylum claim is
 

determined

 
 
In section 94 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, at the end of subsection
 
 
(8) insert “and include the date on which the claimant ceases to be a supported
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person.”
 
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Notice to quit after asylum claim is determined
 
 
(1)
The Asylum Support Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/704) are amended as follows.
 

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(2)
For regulation 22(3)(b) substitute—
 
 
“(3)(b)
in a case where the Secretary of State has notified his
 
 
decision on the relevant claim for asylum to the claimant,
 
 
specifies as the notice period a period at least as long as
 
 
the period prescribed under section 94(3) of the
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Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.”
 
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Extent, commencement and short title
 
 
(1)
Any amendment made by this Act has the same extent as the provision
 
 
amended.
 
 
(2)
This section comes into force on the day on which this Act is passed.
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(3)
Sections 1 , 2 and 3 come into force at the end of the period of three months
 
 
after the day on which this Act is passed.
 
 
(4)
This Act may be cited as the Asylum Support (Prescribed Period) Act 2024.
 
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