Lead member
Baroness Brinton
Liberal Democrat, Life peer
Lords
Decision
Not moved
The amendment was not moved. The House was not invited to take a decision on it (though it may have been debated with other amendments).
Amendment text
After Clause 4
insert the following new Clause—
“Duty with regards to unaccompanied children
When making a decision under this Act a decision-maker has a duty to take into account whether an individual is or arrived in the United Kingdom as an unaccompanied child.”
Member's explanatory statement
This amendment would require decision-makers to take into account whether an individual is or arrived in the UK as an unaccompanied child.