Immigration Act 2016

A Bill To make provision about the law on immigration and asylum; to make provisionabout access to services, facilities, licences and work by reference to immigrationstatus; to make provision about the Director of Labour Market Enforcement; to makeprovision about language requirements for public sector workers; to make provisionabout fees for passports and civil registration; and for connected purposes.

• Sitting: 1st reading - 17 September 2015
  Immigration Act 2016: House of Commons 1st reading
• Sitting: 2nd reading - 13 October 2015
  Immigration Act 2016: House of Commons 2nd reading
• Sitting: Programme motion - 13 October 2015
  Immigration Act 2016: House of Commons Programme motion
• Sitting: Money resolution - 13 October 2015
  Immigration Act 2016: House of Commons Money resolution

Family

Family

• Financial Remedies Court: Overall structure document updated (July 2022)
  On 4 July 2022, Peel J and HHJ Hess issued an updated version of the Overall structure of the Financial Remedies Court and the role and function of the lead judge, which describes the structure of the Financial Remedies Court and the role and function of the lead judge.
• Storage period for gametes and embryos extended
  On 1 July 2022, section 171 and Schedule 17 to the Health and Care Act 2022 came into force, extending the 10-year storage limit for gametes and embryos used in fertility treatment to 55 years.
• Streamlined procedure for deprivation of liberty authorisations not suitable for young people (Court of Protection)
  In Bolton Council v KL [2022] EWCOP 24, HHJ Hilder concluded that the streamlined procedure for deprivation of liberty authorisations by the Court of Protection is not suitable for cases involving young people aged 16 and 17.