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  Immigration Bill - Second Reading
  
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  The majority of MPs voted in favour of the Immigration Bill[1] at its second reading, supporting the key principles of the Bill and allowing it to continue its path towards becoming law. 
  
  The Bill provides for[2]:
  
  * powers to enable the removal of persons unlawfully in the United Kingdom ("the UK"), enforcement powers, restrictions on bail and additional powers to take biometrics.
  * limiting immigration appeals to circumstances where there has been a refusal of a human rights or asylum or humanitarian protection claim, or where refugee status or humanitarian protection has been revoked. 
  * a power for the Secretary of State to certify that to require an appellant who is a foreign criminal to leave the UK before their appeal is determined would not cause serious irreversible harm, in which case the person may only appeal from outside the UK.
  * a court or tribunal considering a claim that a decision is unlawful on the grounds that it would breach a personâs right to respect for private and family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights ("the ECHR") must, in particular, have regard to the public interest 
  * fines for landlords if they rent out premises to migrants who are not lawfully present in the UK 
  * measures to prevent bank accounts and driving licences being obtained by migrants who are not lawfully present in the UK 
  * NHS contribution charges for certain students and workers with time-limited immigration status
  * powers to investigate suspected sham marriages and civil partnerships
  * stronger power for the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
  * embarkation checks on passengers departing from the UK
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2013-14/immigration.html Parliament's webpage on the Immigration Bill]
  * [2] [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2013-2014/0110/en/14110en.htm Explanatory notes to the Immigration Bill]
  
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