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Illegal Migration Act 2023

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61Report on safe and legal routes

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(1)The Secretary of State must, before the end of the relevant period—

(a)prepare and publish a report on safe and legal routes by which persons may enter the United Kingdom, and

(b)lay the report before Parliament.

(2)The report must—

(a)contain details of the safe and legal routes by which persons may enter the United Kingdom when the report is published,

(b)contain details of any proposed additional safe and legal routes which have not come into operation at that time,

(c)specify the routes within paragraph (a) or (b) which are or will be available to adults,

(d)specify the routes within paragraph (a) or (b) which are or will be available to children, and

(e)contain details of how routes within paragraph (a) or (b) may be accessed by persons who are eligible to use them.

(3)In this section—

  • adult” means a person who is aged 18 or over;

  • child” means a person who is under the age of 18;

  • the relevant period” means the period of 6 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.

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