Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026-27
Make provision about immigration, asylum and modern slavery; and for connected purposes.
Government Bill
(Home Office)
What is this Bill?
The Immigration and Asylum Bill is a Government Bill tabled by a Minister of the Crown.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 30 June 2026 and is currently before Parliament.
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.
What type of Bill is this?Government Bills are technically Presentation Bills, but the Government can use its legislative time to ensure the schedule of debates to scrutinise the Bill.
So is this going to become a law?Though the Bill can be amended from its original form, the Bill will almost certainly be enacted in law before the end of the Session, or will be carried over to the subsequent Session.
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: Government Bills, Process of a Bill
Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers Ministerial Extracts from Debates All Bill Debates
Next Event: Tuesday 13th October 2026 - Committee stage
Last Event: Tuesday 15th September 2026 - Committee stage: 1st sitting (Commons)
21 Amendments have been proposed for this Bill
View AmendmentsBill Progession through Parliament
Latest Key documents
Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages
3rd November 2026
Committee stage (Commons)
29th October 2026
Committee stage (Commons)
27th October 2026
Committee stage (Commons)
22nd October 2026
Committee stage (Commons)
20th October 2026
Committee stage (Commons)
15th October 2026
Committee stage (Commons)
13th October 2026
Committee stage (Commons)
16th September 2026
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
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Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
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Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
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Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
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Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
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Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
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Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
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Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
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Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
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Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
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Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
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Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
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Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
This amendment was No Decision
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10
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
This amendment was No Decision
Page 7, line 22, leave out Clause 10
11
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
This amendment was No Decision
Page 8, line 1, leave out Clause 11
12
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
This amendment was No Decision
Page 9, line 21, leave out Clause 12
13
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
This amendment was No Decision
Page 10, line 17, leave out Clause 13
14
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
This amendment was No Decision
Page 11, line 26, leave out Clause 14
15
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
This amendment was No Decision
Page 12, line 31, leave out Clause 15
16
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
This amendment was No Decision
Page 13, line 3, leave out Clause 16
17
Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
This amendment was No Decision
Page 21, line 18, leave out Clause 23
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Siân Berry (Green) - Green Party Chief WhipTabled: 16 Sep 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 16 September 2026
This amendment was No Decision
Page 22, line 14, leave out Clause 24
15th September 2026
Committee stage: 2nd sitting (Commons)
15th September 2026
Committee stage: 1st sitting (Commons)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Kyle Gray (IAB31)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the International Organization for Migration in the United Kingdom (IOM UK) (IAB46)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Hibiscus, Safety4Sisters, Latin American Women's Aid and Rights of Women (joint submission) (IAB47)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Migrant Workers' Union Northern Ireland (MWU-NI) (IAB02)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Angela Moreton, Founder, The Full Impact (IAB48)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Dr Joanna Bell (IAB41)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Taskforce on Survivors of Trafficking in Immigration Detention (Detention Taskforce) (IAB35)
15th September 2026
Amendment Paper
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 15 September 2026
15th September 2026
Bill proceedings: Commons
All proceedings up to 15 September 2026 at Public Bill Committee Stage
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Labour Exploitation Advisory Group (LEAG) (IAB34)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Mike Frost (IAB33)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Women for Refugee Women (IAB32)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by JUSTICE (IAB45)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Hleb Buziuk (IAB01)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Muhida Rahman (IAB03)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by No One Above (NOA) (IAB05)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Amnesty International (IAB09)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Safe Passage (IAB10)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Justice & Care (IAB11)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Jida Malas (IAB12)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by British Retail Consortium (IAB17)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Ethical Trading Initiative (IAB19)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the British Chambers of Commerce (IAB24)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by After Exploitation (IAB25)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by ECPAT UK (IAB28)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Corporate Justice Coalition (CJC) (IAB26)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Bar Council of England and Wales (IAB04)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Dr Sepideh Parsa (IAB06)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham (IAB07)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Work Rights Centre (IAB08)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Welsh Local Government Association (IAB13)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Refugee and Migrant Justice (IAB14)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Ömer Deniz Çetin (IAB15)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Coalition for Asylum Rights and Justice (CARJ) (IAB16)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Welsh Refugee Council (IAB18)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Unseen UK (IAB20)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Addendum from Unseen UK: Counsel's Expert Opinion of Professor Parosha Chandran on Clause 36 of the Bill (IAB20A)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Law Society of Scotland (IAB21)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (ILPA) (IAB22)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the BMA (British Medical Association) (IAB23)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Hope for Justice (IAB44)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by East Midlands Councils Strategic Migration Partnership (IAB27)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Law Society of England and Wales (IAB29)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by UNHCR (IAB30)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Hope at Home (IAB36)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Joint letter from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), UNISON and the British Medical Association (BMA) (IAB37)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group (ATMG) and Anti Trafficking and Labour Exploitation Unit (ATLEU) (IAB38)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Islington Law Centre (IAB39)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by Reunite Families UK (IAB40)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by JustRight Scotland (IAB42)
15th September 2026
Written evidence
Written evidence submitted by the British Red Cross (IAB43)
14th September 2026
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 14 September 2026
16th July 2026
Amendment Paper
Notices of Amendments as at 16 July 2026
15th July 2026
Press notices
Immigration and Asylum Bill: call for evidence
13th July 2026
2nd reading (Commons)
13th July 2026
Programme motion
13th July 2026
Ways and Means resolution
13th July 2026
Money resolution
8th July 2026
Briefing papers
Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026
30th June 2026
Bill
Bill 105 2026-27 (introduced) - xml
30th June 2026
Bill
Bill 105 2026-27 (introduced) - pdf
30th June 2026
Bill
Bill 105 2026-27 (introduced) - html
30th June 2026
1st reading (Commons)
30th June 2026
Impact Assessments
Impact Assessment from the Home Office
30th June 2026
Explanatory Notes
Bill 105 EN 2026-27 - pdf
30th June 2026
Human rights memorandum
Human Rights Memorandum from the Home Office
30th June 2026
Delegated Powers Memorandum
Memorandum from the Home Office to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee