Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 395
To provide for customs functions to be exercisable by the Secretary of State, the Director of Border Revenue and officials designated by them; to make provision about the use and disclosure of customs information; to make provision for and in connection with the exercise of customs functions and functions relating to immigration, asylum or nationality; to make provision about citizenship and other nationality matters; to make further provision about immigration and asylum; and for connected purposes.
Appraisal prepared just now from the official papers. Next scheduled update after the next sitting or within about 24 hours.
Sponsor: Home Office
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In plain English
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2009 c. Part 1 Border functions General customs functions of the Secretary of State 1.
The papers we read for this bill do not say who would be affected if it became law.
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2009 c. Part 1 Border functions General customs functions of the Secretary of State 1.
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2009 c. Part 1 Border functions General customs functions of the Secretary of State 1.. The people who would notice most are: we are still checking who that would be. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2009 c. Part 1 Border functions General customs functions of the Secretary of State 1..
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2009 c. Part 1 Border functions General customs functions of the Secretary of State 1.
It is currently at Royal Assent in the Unassigned, sponsored by Home Office.
Accountability · outcome beside Green Book evidence
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 became law. The official papers we read covered some Green Book cases well and left gaps in others. For accountability, the outcome sits beside a mixed evidence trail — worth reading the case notes below.
Strategic: Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2009 c. Part 1 Border functions General customs functions of the Secretary of State 1.
Economic: An Impact Assessment allows those with an interest in the policy area to understand: Why the government is proposing to intervene; The main options the government is considering, and which one is preferred; How and to what extent new policies may impact on them; and, The estimated costs and benefits of proposed measures.
Commercial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say how this would be bought, contracted or put in place.
Financial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say who would pay for it, or where the money would come from.
Management: Part 1 Border functions General customs functions of the Secretary of State 1. General customs functions of the Secretary of State 2.
This is an accountability reading, not a recommendation and not a score. It does not say whether Parliament should have passed or rejected the bill. It only sets the actual parliamentary outcome beside how complete the Green Book five-case evidence was in the official papers.
These UK Acts sit in a similar policy space and are already law. Pairing uses this proposal’s official papers (and the plain-English note themes). It is not a verdict that the proposal is redundant or unnecessary.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2025-12-10
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025
Same policy area (“Immigration”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2024-06-10
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024
Same policy area (“Immigration”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2024-10-11
Nationality and Borders Act 2022
Same policy area (“Immigration”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2016-05-13
Immigration Act 2016
Same policy area (“Immigration”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2014-05-15
Immigration Act
Same policy area (“Immigration”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.