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Immigration Bill

Proceeding contribution from Baroness Benjamin (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 3 April 2014. It occurred during Debate on bills on Immigration Bill.

My Lords, I thank my noble friend the Minister for all his consideration, for meeting me and for his informative and constructive letter, which covered Kids Company’s concerns around young people who find themselves with non-immigration status. However, I would like to have put on record clarification around the residential tenancy provision, which is a tremendously important issue for this group and carries several implications for their well-being. Can the Minister confirm that the residential tenancy provisions do not apply in the case of a child with irregular status or any child who is under 18? If the young person, having turned 18, has applied for leave to remain in the UK and while the application is being determined, do the tenancy provisions apply? Finally, is the position the same in the provisions relating to bank accounts, which those young people will need in order to pay their rent?

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Reference

753 c1088 

Session

2013-14

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber
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