Amnesty International UK Briefing for House of Lords Committee (Days 4 & 5) on Government HL Bill 133

This briefing is for Days 4 & 5 of House of Lords' Committee consideration of the Government's Immigration Bill, HL Bill 133 on 12 & 14 June 2023.

Amnesty International has made clear our opposition to this Bill. In this briefing, we draw attention to how Clauses 1 and 2, and what was said about these two Clauses, has impact on other provisions in this Bill. We particularly consider the effect of the new legal proceedings, which this Bill is to create, as the sole means to constrain the requirement to expel anyone caught by this Bill. It remains vital to understand how Clauses 1 and 2 relate to these new proceedings - so-called "suspensive claims" - when considering near any and every provision of this Bill, otherwise the full impact of the Bill is liable to be lost.