- Conference
- 2014 National Black Members' Conference
- Date
- 1 October 2013
- Decision
- Carried
Conference is extremely alarmed by the CONDEM Government intention to make legislative requirement for the UK Landlords to check the immigration status of all prospective Tenants from 2014.
Conference is concerned that Landlords will be required by Law to request evidence from the prospective tenants and their families, friends, and any other person (s) living with them about their right to live in the UK. Thus, Landlords will become Immigration Officers. These checks will have to be repeated time and again as a matter of routine checks.
Conference notes that if Landlords are found to have rented accommodation to what they considered to be an irregular migrant, they could be liable for a fine of up to £3,000 per tenants.
Conference asserts that these Policy is degrading and punitive to anyone non white and measured at Migrant Workers. It will give licence to bigots and bullies to use as they please, targeting immigrants.
Conference therefore calls upon the National Black Members Committee (NBMC) to work with National Executive Committee (NEC) to:
1)Encourage branches to write to their MPs to sign an Early Day Motion to reverse the decision of the government
2)Ensure the policy and the measure do not deliberately target Black people and Migrant Workers
3)Raise public awareness of positive contribution Migrants Workers has made to the UK Plc.