Home Affairs Committee - Fifth Report
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 21 April 2009.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Introduction

The Committee's inquiry

1 The Bill's provisions

2 Citizenship

New category of 'probationary citizenship'

Incentivising citizenship and promoting integration

Restricting access to services and benefits

Qualifying period

Activity condition

Vulnerable groups

Refugees

Retrospectivity

3 Immigration-related judicial review

Transfer into the tribunal system

Poor initial decision-making

Complex cases

Tribunals are untested

4 Other matters

Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency

Conclusions and recommendations

New category of 'probationary citizenship'

Activity condition

Vulnerable groups

Immigration-related judicial review

Other matters

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

List of written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

Oral and Written Evidence
28 October 2008
11 November 2008

Written Evidence

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Prepared 29 April 2009