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Section 70: Induction

Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 · 2002 c. 41View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 4: Detention and Removal

A residence condition may be imposed on an asylum-seeker or a dependant of an asylum-seeker without regard to his personal circumstances if—

it requires him to reside at a specified location for a period not exceeding 14 days, and
the person imposing the residence condition believes that a programme of induction will be made available to the asylum-seeker at or near the specified location.

In subsection (1) "residence condition" means a condition imposed under Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016.

In this section—

  • "asylum-seeker" has the meaning given by section 18 of this Act but disregarding section 18(1)(a),

  • "dependant of an asylum-seeker" means a person who appears to the Secretary of State to be making a claim or application in respect of residence in the United Kingdom by virtue of being a dependant of an asylum-seeker, and

  • "programme of induction" means education about the nature of the asylum process.

Regulations under subsection (3)—

may make different provision for different circumstances,
must be made by statutory instrument, and
shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

Subsection (6) applies where the Secretary of State arranges for the provision of a programme of induction (whether or not he also provides other facilities to persons attending the programme and whether or not all the persons attending the programme are subject to residence conditions).

A local authority may arrange for or participate in the provision of the programme or other facilities.

In particular, a local authority may—

incur reasonable expenditure;
provide services outside its area;
provide services jointly with another body;
form a company;
tender for or enter into a contract;
do anything (including anything listed in paragraphs (a) to (e)) for a preparatory purpose.

In this section "local authority" means—

a local authority within the meaning of section 94 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (c. 33), and
a Northern Ireland authority within the meaning of section 110 of that Act.

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