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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 26 June 2025
Debate
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillContribution
“The first is that, at the time of the person’s action or possession, the person did not know, and had no reason to believe, that the document or record in question contained, or was likely to contain, information of a kind likely to be useful to a person organising preparing for or undertaking a journey of the kind described. The second category of reasonable excuses sets out examples of where the person’s action or possession was for the purpose of, inter alia, journalism, academic research or rescue operations. The third category provides a reasonable excuse defence to persons acting for organisations providing free assistance to asylum seekers”.
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