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  Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill - New Clause 7 - Time Limit on Immigration Detention for EEA and Swiss Nationals
  
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  @ MP voted aye to introduce  a time limit on immigration detention for European Economic Area and Swiss Nationals of twenty-eight days.
  @ MP voted no against introducing a time limit on immigration detention for European Economic Area and Swiss Nationals.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against introducing a time limit on immigration detention for European Economic Area and Swiss Nationals.  
  
  MPs were considering the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill.[1]
  
  The proposed new clause rejected in this vote was titled: ''Time limit on immigration detention for EEA and Swiss nationals'' and began:
  
  :â(1) For the purpose of this section, a person (âPâ) is defined as any person who, immediately before the commencement of Schedule 1, wasâ
  
  :(a) any person who, immediately before the commencement of Schedule 1, wasâ
  
  :(i) residing in the United Kingdom in accordance with the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016;
  
  :(ii) residing in the United Kingdom in accordance with a right conferred by or under any of the other instruments which is repealed by Schedule 1; or
  
  :(iii) otherwise residing in the United Kingdom in accordance with any right derived from European Union law which continues, by virtue of section 4 of the EU Withdrawal Act 2018, to be recognised and available in domestic law after exit day.
  
  :(2) The Secretary of State may not detain any person (âPâ) as defined in subsection(1) under a relevant detention power for a period of more than 28 days from the relevant time.
  
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  At the time of the vote there was no time limit on immigration detention.[2] 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2019-21/immigrationandsocialsecuritycoordinationeuwithdrawal.html Parliament's webpage on the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill, Parliament.uk]
  * [2] [https://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/human-rights-committee/news-parliament-2017/time-limit-immigration-govt-response-published-17-19/ Joint Human Rights Select Committee, News Release, 31 July 2019]
  
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