Nationality and Borders Act 2022

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The Nationality and Borders Act 2022 is a UK law that overhauled immigration, asylum, and nationality rules, including controversial measures on refugee treatment and citizenship rights.

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Nationality and Borders Act 2022 canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
aimsTo change nationality and citizenship rules ⓘ
deter irregular migration ⓘ
reform the asylum system ⓘ
amends British Nationality Act 1981 ⓘ
Immigration Act 1971 ⓘ
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 ⓘ
Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 ⓘ
appliesTo England ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
areaOfLaw asylum law ⓘ
citizenship law ⓘ
immigration law ⓘ
nationality law ⓘ
refugee law ⓘ
containsProvisionsOn accommodation centres for asylum seekers ⓘ
age assessment of asylum seekers ⓘ
asylum claims inadmissibility ⓘ
citizenship deprivation ⓘ
differential treatment of refugees ⓘ
illegal entry offences ⓘ
interpretation of the Refugee Convention in UK law ⓘ
modern slavery victims ⓘ
offshore processing of asylum seekers ⓘ
shipmasters’ responsibilities for migrants ⓘ
controversy criticised for expanding citizenship deprivation powers ⓘ
criticised for undermining refugee protections ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
criticisedBy United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ⓘ
linked to: UNHCR

human rights organisations ⓘ
refugee advocacy groups ⓘ
introducedBy Priti Patel ⓘ
jurisdiction United Kingdom ⓘ
legalCitation 2022 c. 36 ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
longTitle An Act to make provision about nationality, asylum and immigration; to make provision about victims of slavery or human trafficking; and for connected purposes ⓘ
parliamentarySession 2021–22 ⓘ
partOf UK immigration law framework ⓘ
relatedTo Rwanda asylum policy ⓘ
royalAssentDate 2022-04-28 ⓘ
shortTitle Nationality and Borders Act 2022 ⓘ
sponsoringDepartment Home Office ⓘ
status in force ⓘ
typeOfReform overhaul of immigration, asylum and nationality rules ⓘ
yearOfAct 2022 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

British nationality law → legalBasis → Nationality and Borders Act 2022 ⓘ
British Nationality Act 1981 → significantlyAmendedBy → Nationality and Borders Act 2022 ⓘ
British Overseas citizenship → governingLegislation → Nationality and Borders Act 2022 ⓘ
Nationality and Borders Act 2022 → shortTitle → Nationality and Borders Act 2022 ⓘ
Second Johnson ministry → keyLegislation → Nationality and Borders Act 2022 ⓘ