Lead member
Alison Thewliss
Scottish National Party, Glasgow Central
Commons
Decision
Not called
The amendment was debated as part of a group of amendments, but not put to a vote.
Amendment text
Clause 2, page 3, line 38
at end insert—
“(10A)
The duty under subsection (1) does not apply in relation to—
(a)
a person who was under the age of 18 when they arrived in the UK;
(b)
a person (“A”) who is an Afghan national where there is a real risk of persecution or serious harm to A if returned to that country;
(c)
a person who is a refugee under the Refugee Convention or in need of humanitarian protection;
(d)
a person (L) where there is a real risk of persecution or serious harm on grounds of sexual orientation if L were to be removed in accordance with this section;
(e)
a person who, there are reasonable grounds to suspect, is a victim of torture;
(f)
a Ukrainian citizen;
(g)
a person who, there are reasonable grounds to suspect, is a victim of trafficking or modern slavery;
(h)
a person who has family members in the United Kingdom;
(i)
an person who meets the definition of an “adult at risk” in paragraph 7 of the Home Office Guidance on adults at risk in immigration detention (2016), including in particular people suffering from a condition, or who have experienced a traumatic event (such as trafficking, torture or sexual violence), that would be likely to render them particularly vulnerable to harm.”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment would exempt certain persons from the Secretary of State’s duty to remove, including children, refugees, victims of modern slavery and other vulnerable people.