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The Helen Bamber Foundation and Asylum Aid state the public order disqualification under the Nationality...

Conclusion
The Helen Bamber Foundation and Asylum Aid state the public order disqualification under the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 is already broad and is catching levels of behaviour that fall below the appropriate threshold for depriving a victim of protections. For example, “Asylum Aid recently represented a claimant, ‘EO’, whose case demonstrates just how wide reaching the impact of this provision can be. An extremely vulnerable 140 JCHR, Legislative Scrutiny: Illegal Migration Bill 12th Report of 2022–2023, para 53 141 Letter from Sarah Dineley, Deputy Chief Prosecutor at the CPS to Lord Alton, Chair of the JCHR, dated 5 June 2025, Q6 142 Section 45 Modern Slavery Act 2015 143 After Exploitation, BSAI0009, p4 40 survivor of sexual exploitation, EO was sentenced to 12 months in prison for a single offence–fraud–over 10 years ago. Despite being assessed as posing a very low risk to the public by a probation officer, she was still subject to a public order disqualification until Asylum Aid brought a legal challenge to that decision.”144
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Ministry of Justice
Timeline
Recommendation age 1.0 yr
Report published 20 Jun 2025