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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 8 July 2025
Debate
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillContribution
31: Clause 13, page 7, line 9, leave out “knows or suspects that” and insert “intends that, or is reckless as to whether,”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment gives effect to the JCHR’s recommendation that the mens rea threshold for clause 13 ought to be one of intention or recklessness.
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