Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 Explanatory Notes

Section 7: Issue of permit to return: deportation or urgent situation

54.Subsection (1) provides that that the Secretary of State must issue a travel document if the individual is being deported by another country to the UK, whether or not a request has been made by the individual.

55.Subsection (2) provides that the Secretary of State may issue a permit to return to an individual if the Secretary of State considers that, because of the urgency of the situation, it is expedient to do so even though no application has been made for one and the Secretary of State does not consider that the individual is to be deported to the United Kingdom.

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