Immigration and Border Control (Reform and Enforcement) Bill

HC Bill 4

A Bill to establish a statutory points-based immigration system prioritizing high-tier education and specific salary thresholds; to make provision for the deportation and extradition of foreign national offenders subject to specified exceptions for serious offenses against domestic nationals and residents; to establish an Independent Asylum Commission to determine country safety and claimant status; to introduce mandatory monitoring and curfews for certain unassessed claimants; and for connected

Be it enacted by the Sovereign's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

PART 1: THE POINTS-BASED IMMIGRATION SYSTEM 1. Establishment and core criteria of the points-based system 2. The Secretary of State must implement an immigration framework under which entry and stay clearance in the United Kingdom is determined by an assessment of points accumulated by the applicant. 3. The points system established under subsection (1) must prioritize educational qualifications, allocating a significantly higher proportion of points to applicants holding quality degrees from recognized higher education institutions. 4. Applicants who have secured a confirmed sponsorship for a high-paying position with an annual salary of £85,000 or more must be awarded additional priority points to fast-track their application.

PART 2: DEPORTATION AND EXTRADITION OF FOREIGN OFFENDERS 2. Statutory thresholds for deportation and extradition 3. Any foreign national offender serving a custodial sentence of less than 4 years in a United Kingdom prison must be subject to mandatory deportation (disregarding the remainder of their sentence unless subject to clause 6) to free prison spaces. 4. Subject to section 3, the Secretary of State must seek the extradition of any foreign national offender serving a custodial sentence of under 20 years to their country of origin or another willing jurisdiction possessing a valid legal framework, where permissible under international law. 5. Statutory exemptions for serious offenses 6. No foreign national offender may be deported or extradited under section 2 if their conviction involved the offense of murder, manslaughter, or grievous bodily harm (GBH) committed against— (a) a British national, or (b) a person who has been a lawful resident of the United Kingdom for a continuous period of over 5 years. 7. This element of the bill is to ensure those effected the most serious of crimes can have the peace of mind that the offender is serving their sentence within the United Kingdom, preventing fear or risk of a failure in justice.

PART 3: THE INDEPENDENT ASYLUM COMMISSION 4. Establishment, assessment duties, and interim monitoring 5. There shall be established an independent corporate body known as the Independent Asylum Commission. 6. The Commission must assess the specific, individual threat posed by a country of origin to any asylum claimant fleeing that nation. 7. Where the Commission determines that a country is unsafe for the claimant, and the claimant does not pose a national security risk, the Secretary of State must grant asylum to the claimant. 8. Where the Commission determines that a country is safe for the claimant, the claimant must be deported to that country of origin. 9. Where a claimant’s application remains under evaluation or cannot be immediately verified, and the country of origin is not clearly determined to be safe, the claimant must be subject to mandatory electronic monitoring and a statutory curfew between the hours of 10:00 pm and 5:00 am daily until a final determination is made.

PART 4: GENERAL PROVISIONS 5. Short title, commencement, and extent 6. This Act may be cited as the Immigration and Border Control (Reform and Enforcement) Act 2026. 7. This Act comes into force on the day on which it is passed. 8. This Act extends to England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.