| Parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Year | 2014 |
| Citation | 2014 c. 22 |
| Introduced by | Theresa May 10 October 2013[1] |
| Territorial extent | [a] |
| Royal assent | 14 May 2014[1] |
| Commencement | various[b] |
| Status | Amended |
| Original text | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/contents/enacted |
| Revised text | http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/22/contents |
| Legislation history | http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2013-14/immigration/stages.html |
| Use new uk-leg | yes |
The Immigration Act 2014 (c. 22) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It received royal assent on 14 May 2014.[2] The act makes provision to prevent private landlords from renting houses to people without legal status, to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining driving licences and bank accounts[3] and for the investigation of sham marriages.[4] Landlords who rent housing to illegal migrants without carrying out these checks will bear civil liability. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in a civil penalty of no more than £3,000.[5]
Only six Labour MPs opposed the act; Diane Abbott, Jeremy Corbyn, Kelvin Hopkins, John McDonnell, Fiona Mactaggart and Dennis Skinner.[6]
The act removes key protections for Commonwealth citizens residing in the United Kingdom that existed in the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999[7] which was a major preceding factor in the Windrush scandal that involved at least 83 wrongful deportations.[8]
Notes
References
- ^ "Bill stages — Immigration Act 2014". Parliament of the United Kingdom. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ "Immigration Act 2014 — UK Parliament". Services.parliament.uk. 2014-05-14. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ^ "Immigration Act 2014". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
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- ^ "The Immigration Bill received Royal Assent on 14 May. In doing so it became the Immigration Act 2014." Archived on August 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2023
- ^ "Stop the Immigration Bill: a "regime of harassment for migrants" • Right to Remain". Right to Remain. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 2020-11-25.
- ^ "UK removed legal protection for Windrush immigrants in 2014". guardian.com. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
- ^ Rawlinson, Kevin (12 November 2018). "Windrush: 11 people wrongly deported from UK have died – Javid". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
Javid … said there were 83 cases in which it had been confirmed people were wrongfully removed from the country and officials fear there may be a further 81