Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025

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Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025[a]
Act of Parliament
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to make provision about border security; to make provision about immigration and asylum; to make provision about sharing customs data and trailer registration data; to make provision about articles for use in serious crime; to make provision about serious crime prevention orders; to make provision about fees paid in connection with the recognition, comparability or assessment of qualifications; and for connected purposes.
Citation2025 c. 31
Territorial extent 
[b]
Dates
Royal assent2 December 2025
Commencementvarious[c]
Other legislation
Amends
Repeals/revokesSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Adoption

The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 30 January 2025 and completed its passage in that House on 12 May 2025. The bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 13 May 2025 and the second reading was scheduled for 2 June 2025.[1]

Provisions

The act creates a new criminal offence of endangering another during a journey by sea to the UK from France, Belgium or the Netherlands.[2] The first sentences for this offence took place on 10 June 2026.[3]

Notes

  1. Section 66.
  2. Section 64.
  3. Section 65.

References

  1. This article incorporates text published under the United Kingdom Open Parliament Licence: Tudor, Sarah (2 May 2025). Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill (PDF) (Report). House of Lords Library. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  2. This article contains OGL licensed text This article incorporates text published under the British Open Government Licence: "Offence of endangering another during a journey by sea (accessible)". GOV.UK. Home Office. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  3. Vernon, Hayden (10 June 2026). "Two men jailed for putting lives at risk during small boat journeys to UK". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 June 2026.