House of Lords - House of Commons - Joint Committee on Human Rights: Legislative Scrutiny: Immigration Bill (Second Report) - HL142, HC 1120

Download or read book House of Lords - House of Commons - Joint Committee on Human Rights: Legislative Scrutiny: Immigration Bill (Second Report) - HL142, HC 1120 written by Great Britain: Parliament: Joint Committee on Human Rights and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2014-03-03 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Joint Committee on Human Rights accepts that the measures in the Immigration Bill serve the legitimate aim of immigration control, but is concerned that some of them may be applied in practice in a way which breaches human rights in particular cases. The Committee is particularly concerned about the risk of the new provisions relating to residential tenancies giving rise in practice to homelessness in the case of people who have no right to remain in the UK but face genuine barriers to leaving. The Committee is also concerned to ensure that these measures do not give rise to an undue risk that migrant children will be exposed to homelessness or separation from family members. The provisions in the Bill on access to residential tenancies may heighten the risk of racial discrimination against prospective tenants, notwithstanding the fact that such discrimination is unlawful under the Equality Act. The First Tier Tribunal, not the Secretary of State, should decide whether it is within