UK Borders Bill

That is helpful. It is our view that these amendments are unnecessary. We intend that the oversight arrangements to monitor the use of the powers contained in Clause 2 will be similar to those currently in existence for the similar powers of detention for immigration purposes. These arrangements cover the following: process, such as administrative arrangements for authorisations and review by senior officers; redress, such as transparent and accountable complaints procedures as communicated to passengers at ports, in our formal correspondence and contained on our website; and conditions of detention, such as oversight by an independent monitoring board, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman and Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons. Section 41 of the Police and Justice Act 2006 enables the Secretary of State, by regulation, to extend the remit of the Independent Police Complaints Commission in relation to specified immigration enforcement functions, including the exercise of powers relating to detention. The scope of the IPCC’s remit will be put out to consultation and regulations defining specified functions to be covered by the IPCC will be brought forward at the close of that consultation. Regulations under Section 41 can extend only to functions of immigration officers exercised in or in relation to England and Wales. However, separate parallel arrangements are being developed for Scotland and Northern Ireland. I am satisfied that our proposed oversight arrangements in this area are sufficient. I do not think that the proposed amendments are necessary, as they create a disproportionate regulatory burden whereby regulations can be established in other ways or when legislation is already in place. For those reasons, I hope that the noble Lord will be able to withdraw his amendment.