- Comment: Shamima Begum, legal aid and access to justice
- This is what the Court of Appeal decided about Shamima Begum – and what happens next
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The government can easily fix its policy on citizenship for EU nationals – here’s how
The Home Secretary has a lot of power over naturalisation, the process by which foreign nationals can acquire British citizenship. The criteria for naturalisation are set out in the British Nationality Act 1981, but that Act also empowers the Home Sec ...
15th October 2020It just got even more difficult for EU nationals to get British citizenship
On 30 September 2020 the Home Office updated its good character policy for naturalisation to make it even harder for EU nationals to become British citizens. The new policy doubles the period of time, from five years to ten years, during which certa ...
7th October 2020Briefing: nationality and children in care
In August, Nath Gbikpi reported for Free Movement on R (Y) (Children In Care: Change of Nationality) [2020] EWCA Civ 1038. In that case, the Court of Appeal found that section 33 of the Children Act 1989 did not entitle the local authority to appl ...
6th October 2020Surrogacy, citizenship and immigration: common problem scenarios
The popularity and visibility of surrogacy are on the rise, thanks in part to scientific advances, a greater acceptance of LGBT+ rights and popular celebrity stories. The thousands of families created through surrogacy have meant joy for many but ...
27th August 2020Local authorities may need permission to get British citizenship for children in care
Local authorities have recently made headlines for failing to regularise the immigration status of children in their care. As the case of Darrell and Darren Roberts sadly exemplifies, not taking care of the immigration or citizenship status of childre ...
18th August 2020Comment: Shamima Begum, legal aid and access to justice
On 19 July 2020, Boris Johnson announced that the government would review legal aid rules in light of a Court of Appeal judgment requiring the government to repatriate a young woman, Shamima Begum, whom it had deprived of British citizenship on the ba ...
3rd August 2020