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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 11 November 2025
Debate
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration BillContribution
On Amendment 64 and powers to make provision about refusal to consent, time and again we have said that somebody under 18—and we do not always know whether they are—cannot give informed consent, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child makes it very clear that that should be taken into account by a state.
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