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Division Votes
26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 294 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 92 Noes - 303
26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 294 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 72 Noes - 304
26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 307
26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 299 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 137 Noes - 304
26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 285 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 366 Noes - 41
24 Mar 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 322 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 330 Noes - 74
18 Mar 2025 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 312 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 324
18 Mar 2025 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 311 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 382 Noes - 104
18 Mar 2025 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 301 Labour No votes vs 6 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 315
18 Mar 2025 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 314 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 107 Noes - 324
18 Mar 2025 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 306 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 77 Noes - 313
19 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 307 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 310 Noes - 183
19 Mar 2025 - Winter Fuel Payment - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 289 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 177 Noes - 293
19 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 310 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 187
19 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 307 Noes - 182
20 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting) - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 11 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 11
20 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [ Lords ] (Third sitting) - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 11 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 11 Noes - 4
25 Mar 2025 - Great British Energy Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 309 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 198
13 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting) - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 11 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 11 Noes - 4
12 Mar 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 302 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 328
12 Mar 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 303 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 164 Noes - 324
12 Mar 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 168 Noes - 314
12 Mar 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 305 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 100
12 Mar 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 303 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 100
12 Mar 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 305 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 337 Noes - 98
13 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting) - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 11 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 11
13 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting) - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 11 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 11
13 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting) - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House One of 11 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 11 Noes - 3
13 Mar 2025 - Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [ Lords ] (Second sitting) - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 11 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 4 Noes - 11
11 Mar 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 313 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 409
11 Mar 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 319 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 340
11 Mar 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 316 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 189 Noes - 324
11 Mar 2025 - Employment Rights Bill - View Vote Context Peter Swallow voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 317 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 95 Noes - 323

Speeches
Peter Swallow speeches from: Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Peter Swallow contributed 2 speeches (641 words) Report stage Monday 31st March 2025 - Commons Chamber Department for Education
Peter Swallow speeches from: Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [ Lords ] (First sitting) Peter Swallow contributed 3 speeches (164 words) Committee stage: 1st sitting Thursday 13th March 2025 - Public Bill Committees Department for Education
Peter Swallow speeches from: Community Theatre Peter Swallow contributed 1 speech (74 words) Wednesday 12th March 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Science, Innovation & Technology

Written Answers
Women: Football Asked by: Peter Swallow (Labour - Bracknell) Wednesday 12th March 2025 Question to the Wales Office: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking with the Welsh Government to build on the participation of Wales at UEFA Women's Euro 2025. Answered by Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales I’m thrilled that our Wales Women’s football team has qualified for the Euros for the first time, and I wish them all the very best for their games, especially the one against the Lionesses on 13 July. We are working closely with the Welsh Government to take full advantage of this unique opportunity to promote Wales as a first-class destination for international investment and tourism.

Written Answers

Women: Football
Asked by: Peter Swallow (Labour - Bracknell)
Wednesday 12th March 2025

Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps she is taking with the Welsh Government to build on the participation of Wales at UEFA Women's Euro 2025.

Answered by Jo Stevens - Secretary of State for Wales

I’m thrilled that our Wales Women’s football team has qualified for the Euros for the first time, and I wish them all the very best for their games, especially the one against the Lionesses on 13 July.

We are working closely with the Welsh Government to take full advantage of this unique opportunity to promote Wales as a first-class destination for international investment and tourism.

Peter Swallow mentioned

Select Committee Documents
Wednesday 19th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Walk Free, Institute for Human Rights and Business, Solar Taskforce, and Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: Liverpool (The Chair); Lord Dholakia; Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon; Lord Murray of Blidworth; Peter Swallow
Monday 17th March 2025 Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes 2024-25 Committee of Selection Found: Nominations Resolved, Alex Ballinger be discharged from the Joint Committee on Human Rights and Peter Swallow
Wednesday 5th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Institute of Directors (IoD), techUK, and British Standards Institution (BSI) Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: The Shaws; Afzal Khan; Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon; Lord Murray of Blidworth; Alex Sobel; Peter Swallow
Wednesday 5th March 2025 Oral Evidence - University of Greenwich, and Leigh Day Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee) Found: The Shaws; Afzal Khan; Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon; Lord Murray of Blidworth; Alex Sobel; Peter Swallow

Parliamentary Research
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]: Progress of the bill - CBP-10201 Mar. 26 2025 Found: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) • Alan Strickland (Lab, Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor) • Peter Swallow

Bill Documents
Mar. 26 2025 Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]: Progress of the Bill Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL] 2024-26 Briefing papers Found: Central Suffolk and North Ipswich) • Alan Strickland (Lab, Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor) • Peter Swallow
Mar. 25 2025 All proceedings up to 25 March 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not called_338 Daniel Francis Peter Swallow Mary Glindon .
Mar. 25 2025 Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 25 March 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC12 Daniel Francis Peter Swallow COMMITTEE STAGE Tuesday 25 March 2025 38 .
Mar. 24 2025 Notices of Amendments as at 24 March 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC12 Daniel Francis Peter Swallow COMMITTEE STAGE Monday 24 March 2025 38 .
Mar. 21 2025 Notices of Amendments as at 21 March 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC12 Daniel Francis Peter Swallow 37 COMMITTEE STAGE Friday 21 March 2025 .
Mar. 20 2025 Notices of Amendments as at 20 March 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC12 Daniel Francis Peter Swallow 31 COMMITTEE STAGE Thursday 20 March 2025 .
Mar. 19 2025 Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 19 March 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC12 Daniel Francis Peter Swallow 43 COMMITTEE STAGE Wednesday 19 March 2025 .
Mar. 19 2025 All proceedings up to 19 March 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not called_338 Daniel Francis Peter Swallow Mary Glindon .
Mar. 18 2025 Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 18 March 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _337 Daniel Francis Peter Swallow Rachael Maskell .
Mar. 18 2025 All proceedings up to 18 March 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not called_338 Daniel Francis Peter Swallow Mary Glindon .
Mar. 17 2025 Notices of Amendments as at 17 March 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _337 Daniel Francis Peter Swallow Rachael Maskell .
Mar. 14 2025 Notices of Amendments as at 14 March 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _337 Daniel Francis Peter Swallow Rachael Maskell .
Mar. 13 2025 Notices of Amendments as at 13 March 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: authorised to provide assistance. 13 COMMITTEE STAGE Thursday 13 March 2025 _337 Daniel Francis Peter Swallow
Mar. 12 2025 Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 12 March 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _337 Daniel Francis Peter Swallow Rachael Maskell .
Mar. 12 2025 All proceedings up to 12 March 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not called_338 Daniel Francis Peter Swallow Mary Glindon .
Mar. 11 2025 All proceedings up to 11 March 2025 at Public Bill Committee Stage Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Not called_338 Daniel Francis Peter Swallow Mary Glindon .

Peter Swallow - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 2:15 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Attorney General At 2:15pm: Oral evidence The Rt Hon. the Lord Hermer KC - Attorney General at Attorney General's Office View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 26th March 2025 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Transnational repression in the UK At 2:15pm: Oral evidence Mr Martin Plaut - Journalist and Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Kings College London Mr James Lynch - Co-Director at Fair Square Susan Coughtrie - Director at Foreign Policy Centre View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 2:15 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 19th March 2025 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 19th March 2025 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Private Meeting View calendar - Add to calendar
Wednesday 19th March 2025 2 p.m. Human Rights (Joint Committee) - Oral evidence Subject: Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains At 2:15pm: Oral evidence Katharine Bryant - Director of Operations at Walk Free John Morrison - CEO at Institute for Human Rights and Business Chris Hewett - Co-Chair at Solar Taskforce J.J. Messner de Latour - Sector Lead, Purchasing at Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) View calendar - Add to calendar

Select Committee Documents
Monday 24th March 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Committee to Lord Ponsonby regarding Humanist Weddings dated 24 March 2025 Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Friday 28th February 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Committee to Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology regarding the Data (Use and Access) Bill dated 28 February 2025 Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 19th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Walk Free, Institute for Human Rights and Business, Solar Taskforce, and Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA) Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Friday 28th February 2025 Written Evidence - Free Our People Now MHB0027 - Mental Health Bill Mental Health Bill - Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence to the Committee from the Minister for Border Security & Asylum regarding Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children dated 13 March Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 26th March 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence to the Committee from the Home Secretary regarding Accountability for Daesh Crimes dated 10 March 2025 Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 12th March 2025 Oral Evidence - National Council of Resistance of Iran, and Chloe Cheung Transnational repression in the UK - Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 5th March 2025 Oral Evidence - Institute of Directors (IoD), techUK, and British Standards Institution (BSI) Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 5th March 2025 Oral Evidence - University of Greenwich, and Leigh Day Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Thursday 13th March 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Committee to the Minister for Victims and Violence against Women and Girls regarding the proposal for a “Hillsborough Law” dated 13 March 2025 Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 12th March 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence to the Committee from the Security Minister regarding Transnational Repression dated 26 February 2025 Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Thursday 3rd April 2025 Written Evidence - SSE plc FLS0044 - Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Thursday 3rd April 2025 Written Evidence - Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) FLS0039 - Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Thursday 3rd April 2025 Written Evidence - Mines Labour Protection Campaign (MLPC), Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India FLS0038 - Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Thursday 3rd April 2025 Written Evidence - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply FLS0048 - Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Thursday 3rd April 2025 Written Evidence - HACE: Data Changing Child Labour Limited FLS0047 - Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Thursday 3rd April 2025 Written Evidence - Solar Energy UK FLS0026 - Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Thursday 3rd April 2025 Written Evidence - CCLA Investment Management FLS0040 - Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Thursday 3rd April 2025 Written Evidence - Department for Energy Security and Net Zero FLS0062 - Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Thursday 3rd April 2025 Written Evidence - Ethical Trading Initiative FLS0057 - Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains Forced Labour in UK Supply Chains - Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Friday 4th April 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence to the Committee from the Minister for Prisons, Probations and Reducing Reoffending regarding the Lay Observers Annual Report dated 14 March 2025 Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Friday 4th April 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence to the Committee from the Minister for Energy regarding the Great British Energy Solar Scheme dated 21 March 2025 Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Oral Evidence - Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC, Attorney-General Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 2nd April 2025 Oral Evidence - Rt Hon Lord Hermer KC, Attorney-General Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 8th April 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Committee to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade regarding Employment Rights Bill Dated 8 April Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Tuesday 8th April 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Committee to the Minister of Energy regarding Human Rights in Supply Chains Dated 8 April Human Rights (Joint Committee)
Wednesday 9th April 2025 Correspondence - Correspondence from the Committee to the Lord Chancellor regarding Sentencing Guidelines Bill Dated 8 April Human Rights (Joint Committee)

Select Committee Inquiry
27 Mar 2025 Crime and Policing Bill Human Rights (Joint Committee) (Select) Submit Evidence (by 25 Apr 2025) The Joint Committee on Human Rights is conducting legislative scrutiny of the Crime and Policing Bill to assess its compatibility with international and domestic human rights standards.  The Government’s stated purpose for the Bill is to support its mission to halve knife crime and violence against women and girls in a decade, to increase public confidence in policing and the wider criminal justice system, to support neighbourhood policing and give the police the powers they need to tackle anti-social behaviour, crime and terrorism, whilst introducing reforms to ensure that law enforcement agencies perform to high standards and focus on front-line policing. Many of the changes proposed by the Bill would engage the human rights of victims, perpetrators and other members of the public
14 Mar 2025 Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill Human Rights (Joint Committee) (Select) Not accepting submissions The Joint Committee on Human Rights is conducting legislative scrutiny of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill to assess its compatibility with international and domestic human rights standards.  The Government’s stated purpose for the Bill is to improve UK border security and strengthen the asylum and immigration system by creating a framework of new and enhanced powers and offences that, when taken together, reinforce, strengthen and connect capabilities across the relevant government and law enforcement partners which make up the UK’s border security, asylum and immigration systems.

Select Committee Inquiry

27 Mar 2025
Crime and Policing Bill
Human Rights (Joint Committee) (Select)

Submit Evidence (by 25 Apr 2025)

The Joint Committee on Human Rights is conducting legislative scrutiny of the Crime and Policing Bill to assess its compatibility with international and domestic human rights standards. 

The Government’s stated purpose for the Bill is to support its mission to halve knife crime and violence against women and girls in a decade, to increase public confidence in policing and the wider criminal justice system, to support neighbourhood policing and give the police the powers they need to tackle anti-social behaviour, crime and terrorism, whilst introducing reforms to ensure that law enforcement agencies perform to high standards and focus on front-line policing. Many of the changes proposed by the Bill would engage the human rights of victims, perpetrators and other members of the public

14 Mar 2025
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
Human Rights (Joint Committee) (Select)
Not accepting submissions

The Joint Committee on Human Rights is conducting legislative scrutiny of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill to assess its compatibility with international and domestic human rights standards. 

The Government’s stated purpose for the Bill is to improve UK border security and strengthen the asylum and immigration system by creating a framework of new and enhanced powers and offences that, when taken together, reinforce, strengthen and connect capabilities across the relevant government and law enforcement partners which make up the UK’s border security, asylum and immigration systems.