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Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL]

What the noble Lord, Lord Roberts of Llandudno, just said reinforces the point that I was trying to make on Second Reading and on many previous occasions about the importance of interpreters. The official on the job cannot be expected to know the whole range of possible languages that he may deal with. I say just one thing about drafting. I am pleased to see the words ““is satisfied”” in the Bill, because in previous legislation the much vaguer word ““thinks”” has crept in. ““Is satisfied”” is rather more precise.

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Reference

708 c248-9 

Session

2008-09

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
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