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  Immigration Bill - Removal and Detention of Pregnant Women
  
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  The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That this House does not insist on its amendment 85B in lieu of Lords amendment 85, and agrees to Lords amendment 85C with amendments (a) to (f)
  
  Lords amendment 85[2] sought to introduce a new clause titled ''Guidance on detention of vulnerable persons'' which began:
  
  :(1) No  person  whom  the  Secretary  of State  knows,  or  could reasonably  be expected to know, is pregnant shall be detained.
  :(2) The Secretary of State must issue guidance specifying matters to be taken into account by a person to whom the guidance is addressed in determiningâ
  :(a) whether a person (âPâ) would be particularly vulnerable to harm if P were to be detained or to remain in detention, and
  : (b)if P is identified as being particularly vulnerable to harm in those circumstances,   whether   P   should   be   detained   or   remain   in detention
  
  Commons amendment 85B[2] sought to instead introduce a new clause titled ''Limitation on detention of pregnant women'' limiting the detention of pregnant women to seventy-two hours, or seven days with the personal authorisation of a Secretary of State.
  
  Lords amendment 85C provided for a similar clause to that introduced by amendment 85B but adding: "the over-riding  principle  that  no  pregnant woman  shall  be  detained  under  a  relevant  detention  power  save  in  the most exceptional circumstances." 
  
  Amendments (a)-(f)[3] were as follows:
  
  :(a) leave out subsection (1)
  This would remove "the over-riding  principle  that  no  pregnant woman  shall  be  detained  under  a  relevant  detention  power  save  in  the most exceptional circumstances", the reference to "exceptional circumstances" was reintroduced in (b) below.
  
  :(b) at end insertâ
  :( ) A woman to whom this section applies may not be detained under a relevant detention power unless the Secretary of State is satisfied thatâ
  :(a)    the woman will shortly be removed from the United Kingdom, or
  :(b)    there are exceptional circumstances which justify the detention.
  :( )    In determining whether to authorise the detention under a relevant detention power of a woman to whom this section applies, a person who, apart from this section, has power to authorise the detention must have regard to the womanâs welfare.â
  This is self-explanatory.
  
  :(c) Line  15,  leave out âearlierâ and insert âlaterâ
  This has the effect of not starting the 72 hour clock until the Secretary of State is satisfied the woman is pregnant.
  
  :(d) leave out subsection (6)
  This omits a requirement for pregnant women only to be detained in certain types of accommodation.
  
  :(e) leave out subsection (13)
  This removes a restriction on the removal of pregnant women from the UK.
  
  :(f) leave out subsection (15)
  This removed a requirement for the Secretary of State to consult the   Independent Family Returns Panel on how best to promote the welfare of a pregnant woman who is to be removed or detained.
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2015-16/immigration.html Parliament's webpage on the Immigration Bill]
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/2015-2016/0124/amend/ml124-I.pdf Amendment paper containing Lords amendment 85 and Commons Amendment 85B in lieu]
  * [3] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2015-2016/0169/amend/immigration_day_cclm_0506.1-3.html Amendment paper containing Commons amendments (a)-(f) to Lords amendment 85C to the Immigration Bill]
  
  
  
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