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<p>Section 4(1) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 was repealed on 15 January
on the coming into effect of new immigration bail provisions in Schedule 10 to the
Immigration Act 2016, including new powers to provide accommodation in certain circumstances.
The repeal of section 4(1) is not expected to have any discernible effect on the number
of people released from immigration detention on immigration bail</p><p>There has
been communication with the First-tier Tribunal about the implications of Schedule
10 to the 2016 Act, including the repeal of section 4(1) of the 1999 Act and provision
of bail accommodation. Regular discussions have also taken place with Ministry of
Justice officials from both HM Courts and Tribunals Service and HM Prisons and Probation
Service. No discussions on this subject have taken place with the Secretary of State
for Housing, Communities and Local Government or Ministers in the devolved administrations.
<br>Section 4(1) of the 1999 Act was used to provide accommodation to people released
from immigration detention on bail and in limited circumstances to other categories
of migrants who required support in order to avoid a breach of their rights under
Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights</p><p>Paragraph 9 of Schedule
10 to the 2016 Act replaces this with powers to provide accommodation to people released
from detention on bail and to those who require it in order to avoid a breach of their
Article 3 rights</p><p>Additionally, individuals granted immigration bail who are
asylum seekers or failed asylum seekers still have access to support provided under
sections 95 or 4(2) of the 1999 Act if they would otherwise be destitute and meet
the normal eligibility criteria. Any migrant who is not entitled to support and who
could leave the UK in order to avoid homelessness should do so.</p>
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