Immigration and Asylum Act 1999

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Immigration_Act_1971
gptkb:Immigration_Act_1988
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Immigration_and_Asylum_(Treatment_of_Claimants,_etc.)_Act_2004
gptkb:Immigration_and_Asylum_Act_2002
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:European_Convention_on_Human_Rights
gptkb:Home_Office
gptkb:UK_Border_Agency
gptkb:United_Nations_High_Commissioner_for_Refugees
gptkbp:effective_date gptkb:1999
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:UK_courts
gptkb:UK_immigration_authorities
tribunals
gptkbp:established gptkb:National_Asylum_Support_Service
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
gptkbp:impact increased scrutiny of asylum claims
controversy over treatment of asylum seekers
establishment of fast track procedures
increased public debate on immigration policy
legal challenges to detention practices
reduced number of successful asylum applications
gptkbp:includes provisions for detention
provisions for appeal rights
provisions for removal of asylum seekers
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:legislation
international human rights standards
public opinion on immigration
political climate in the UK
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:is_criticized_for harsh treatment of asylum seekers
inadequate support for vulnerable individuals
insufficient safeguards against wrongful removal
lack of legal representation for claimants
long detention periods
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Immigration_Act_1971
gptkb:Nationality,_Immigration_and_Asylum_Act_2002
gptkb:Asylum_and_Immigration_Appeals_Act_1993
gptkb:Immigration_Act_2016
gptkb:Immigration_and_Asylum_(Treatment_of_Claimants,_etc.)_Act_2004
gptkbp:part_of UK immigration law
gptkbp:purpose to reform the asylum system in the UK
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:political_movement
gptkb:Community_Center
public policy
human rights issues
asylum seekers
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Immigration_Act_2016
gptkbp:subject gptkb:television_channel
academic studies
legal challenges
public protests
parliamentary debates