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Immigration Bill

Proceeding contribution from Lisa Nandy (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 7 May 2014. It occurred during Debate on bills on Immigration Bill.

I welcome the fact that the Minister is trying to look at broader issues of children’s welfare; perhaps I would welcome that even more from the children’s Minister.

There is a particular issue for children who come into this country from overseas concerning their immigration status. Quite often, the reason we do not get trafficking prosecutions and do not really tackle this awful crime is that we do not treat the victims properly. Children who are accommodated under section 20 of the Children Act 1989 do not have anybody with parental responsibility to instruct their lawyer, which is why this debate really matters.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
580 c220 
Session
2013-14
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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