The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill has now received Royal Assent and become the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025.

The new Act introduces a comprehensive package of reforms to strengthen the UK’s borders and grants the Immigration Advice Authority (IAA) enhanced legislative powers for regulation and enforcement.

John Tuckett, Immigration Services Commissioner, said:

The enactment of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill is a pivotal moment for the UK’s immigration advice sector. This will provide us with the strongest tools we’ve ever had to protect the public and drive out unregistered and exploitative advisers.

As planning for implementation begins, we intend to use these new powers to raise standards, strengthen accountability, and ensure that

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