Policy item - Nationality and Borders Bill

Date: February 2022

Summary:

The UK government has announced plans to reform the UK asylum system and strengthen border controls.

In March 2021, it published a policy statement on its New Plan for Immigration, followed by a public consultation. In July 2021, it published the Nationality and Borders Bill.

The short ‘progress and amendments’ February 2022 briefing provides a recent update on what has changed since the Bill has been making its way through Parliament.

The August 2021 briefing aims to explain and examine the original Bill in detail and includes:

Summary
Overview of policy background
Overview of the Nationality and Borders Bill
Analysis and commentary

Background information documents:

	Nationality and Borders Bill - Migration Yorkshire briefing paper August 2021		[72 KB]

	Nationality and Borders Bill progress and amendments - Migration Yorkshire briefing February 2022		[71 KB]