Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens' Rights Agreements
United Kingdom body to protect the rights of European Union citizens
The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens' Rights Agreements (IMA; Welsh: Awdurdod Monitro Annibynnol ar gyfer y Cytundebau
Hawliau Dinasyddion) is a body corporate set up in the United Kingdom by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 to monitor the functioning of the provisions of the Brexit withdrawal agreement relating to citizens' rights, and to protect the rights of European Union citizens in the UK.
Based at the Swansea Civic Centre in Swansea, Wales, it is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice.
Role of the IMA
The IMA was established to make sure the agreement is being properly upheld. In specific terms, the Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements (IMA) protects the rights of EU and EEA EFTA citizens, and their family members, in the UK and Gibraltar. Essentially, the IMA helps people from EU and EEA EFTA countries get the same rights as they did before the UK left the EU. The IMA are responsible for making sure that UK public bodies and public bodies in Gibraltar are respecting the rights of EU and EEA EFTA citizens and their family members. Public bodies can include:
government departments (such as the Home Office or HM Revenue and Customs)
devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
government agencies (such as the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency)
local councils
non-departmental public bodies (such as NHS England or the Health and Safety Executive)
public corporations (such as the BBC or the Pension Protection Fund)
Enforcement and investigations
In October 2022, IMA took the Home Office to court, arguing that it is against the withdrawal agreement for the government to require EU citizens to apply for settled status upon the expiry of their pre-settled status.
Structure
The Independent Monitoring Authority costs of a non-executive board of six directors representing each governed area represented in the Withdrawal Agreement.
All non-executive directors are appointed by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.
Day-to-day management is delegated to the Chief Executive of the IMA who has overall responsibility for the three directorates.
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