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Our letter to the immigration minister inviting him to urgently consider using existent power under the British Nationality Act 1981 to waive the need for people to attend a citizenship ceremony during the pandemic. Joint AIUK PRCBC Briefing Immigration Bill 2019-2021 (Amendment 16 – British citizenship) LettertoMinisterCitizenshipCeremoniesSept2020

For more information, see our FAQs4 (August 2020): faq4_prcbc_aug2020docx-2 (PDF version) faq4_prcbc_aug2020docx (word version) For our note on court case: note_fees_litigation_sept_2020

Our joint Briefing to the Lords on the Immigration and Social Security Coordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2019-2021 concerning children, including children in care, can be found here: lords_briefing_joint-aiuk-prcbc_eu-withdrawal_-bill-2019-2021-2

On 12 June 2020, Lord Justice Phillips granted permission to PRCBC to appeal against the decision of the High Court that the Secretary of State’s fee-making powers permit her to charge fees for children to register their statutory rights to British citizenship that are unaffordable or set at above administrative cost. Please find our updated …

We are thrilled to announce that we have moved to our new office at 174 Hammersmith Road, London W6 7JP. We are now regulated by OISC at Level 3 and running our children and young persons citizenship casework services independently.  The Board is grateful to the following organisations and individuals who have advised and assisted in making this …

The Supreme Court has today refused permission for PRCBC, O and A to appeal by leapfrog against the decision of the High Court that the Secretary of State’s fee-making powers permit her to charge fees for children to register their statutory rights to British citizenship that are unaffordable or set at above administrative cost. The …

The Board of Trustees is hugely grateful to Bateswell for their pro bono advice and assistance in PRCBC’s application to register as a charity with the Charities Commission. PRCBC registration number is 1187681. For more information: https://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1187681&subid=0 Carol Bohmer, Chair of PRCBC, 31/1/2020

Alicia, born in the UK and in her 20s, tells her story from discovering she does not have the citizenship of the country in which she was born and grew up (first blog) to overcoming the shock and many barriers and registering her entitlement to British citizenship (second blog). Alicia’s first blog: British Born and Bred (April 2019) https://www.amnesty.org.uk/blogs/campaigns/british-born-and-bred …

Extract of joint submission: “We have found there to be a widespread misunderstanding of this area of law on the part of many people – including many lawyers, policy advocates, campaigners and parliamentarians. That misunderstanding has done and continues to do considerable harm to people born and growing up in this country. That harm is …

Amnesty UK  and PRCBC’s joint letter to the Minister following the debate regarding the continued misunderstanding and oversight of children’s rights to British citizenship, and the particular risk to children and young people in the care system arising from the EU settlement scheme. This is something on which Amnesty and PRCBC have previously written to …

We are grateful to the Inspector for meeting us and for raising our concerns on children’s  citizenship registration in connection with Home Office fees and in connection with the Good character requirement. ICIBI report on Home Office Fees https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/an-inspection-of-the-policies-and-practices-of-the-home-offices-borders-immigration-and-citizenship-systems-relating-to-charging-and-fees Home Office’s Response on Home Office’s Fees https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/response-to-an-inspection-of-home-office-bics-policies-and-practices-relating-to-charging-and-fees The detailed joint Briefing of PRCBC and Amnesty UK …

We are glad that we were able to provide some representations to the Inspector for both of his inspections in connection with children’s citizenship claims and the good character requirement: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/inspection-report-published-re-inspection-of-the-home-offices-application-of-the-good-character-requirement-in-the-case-of-young-persons-who-apply-f

PRCBC and Amnesty UK Briefing on Home Office children’s citizenship fee is now updated. This unjust fee is a barrier to thousands of children‘s rights to British citizenship. Fees_Briefing_Revised_March_2019

10am on 22 March, the Home Office announced by e-mail news alert that all citizenship applications are to be made online from that day.  The Home Office has failed to understand that online applications CANNOT be made mandatory in citizenship applications unless the British Nationality (General) Regulations are amended (s41 BNA 1981). PRCBC has sent …

“Children and their Rights to British Citizenship “ Here:  CHILDREN AND THEIR RIGHTS TO BRITISH CITIZENSHIP (MARCH 2019)

Are you or do know of a child with a right to register as a British citizen who cannot afford the Home Office registration fee of £1,012? If you do, please complete our survey: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/citizenfee

“If we learn anything from Windrush it must be that the rights to British citizenship of children, and adults, should be the first priority of all. We cannot let that shameful moment in history repeat itself” https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/19/we-must-avoid-a-brexit-windrush

We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of our much respected and admirable patron, Barbara Harrell-Bond OBE. Barbara was a leading figure in the field of refugee studies. She founded the Refugee Studies Centre at Oxford University, the world’s first institution for the study of refugees. It now hosts an annual lecture series …