Associate Professor, University of Leeds specialising in European Convention on Human Rights law and Constitutional Law. Aspiring subsidiary source of int. law
Hansard society had a good explainer on this xitter.cf/HansardSociety/status/… - not sure it is analogous to FBU. I expect they will fully repeal in due course, this SI is simply changing from retrospective to prospective application
🧵The Home Secretary has just signed a Statutory Instrument to remove the retrospective effect of the Illegal Migration Act (IMA).
But where did this power come from? What has changed? And why is Parliament unlikely to debate or vote on it?
legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024…