The Bill’s stated aims are to cap the number of people admitted under ‘safe and legal’ asylum routes, combat people smuggling, and make removal easier.
The inquiry will look at how the Bill engages with European Convention rights and the UK’s obligations under the Refugee Convention and the UN Convention on Rights of the Child. Evidence is sought on removal, detention, children, modern slavery, entry, legal proceedings and any other issues.
Joanna Cherry KC MP, the joint committee’s chair, said: ‘It is disappointing that the government is seemingly intent to get this bill through Parliament as fast as it possibly can. Given the government has admitted there is a strong likelihood that this Bill will fail to meet human rights standards, detailed legislative scrutiny is vital.’
