Project for the Registration of Children of British Citizens
The Government published an Immigration White Paper (CP 1326) in May 2025. Among its many proposals is an intention to extend from 5 to 10 years the period of lawful residence required of many people before they may become settled (paragraph 264). PRCBC has significant concerns about this proposal. It would affect children born in …
PRCBC and Amnesty UK have produced this joint briefing in support of Amendment 147 (in the name of Baroness Lister of Burtersett) to Clause 21 (Corporate parenting responsibilities) of the Bill. The Amendment concerns the need for corporate parents, including local authorities, to understand and be able to support children and young adults in relation …
Here is the joint Amnesty UK and PRCBC Submission to the Constitution Committee Rule of Law inquiry in relation to matters concerning the nationality of the UK (British citizenship).
We are delighted to share our updated booklet on Children and their rights to British citizenship. We are grateful to the late Benjamin Zephaniah for his powerful foreword, Chris Riddell for his beautiful illustrations and Esmee Fairbairn Foundation for funding this update. Limited numbers of hardcopies are available via admin@prcbc.net. We welcome donations to our …
Yesterday, PRCBC’s Patron, Baroness Lister of Burtersett, received a written answer (HL 5846) concerning the recent changes to the Home Office policy guidance on the Nationality: good character requirement. The minister confirms that a breach of immigration law is normally to be disregarded if it is accepted the breach was outside the control of the …
The Home Office has amended its guidance on how it intends to apply arequirement of good character to applications for citizenship.
Published in Asylum, Immigration and Nationality Law Journal, July 2024
From 12 November 2024, PRCBC new business and registered address is as follows: Second Floor, 23 Eyot Gardens, London, W6 9TR
In the last two months, PRCBC and Amnesty UK met with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Legal Aid Agency (LAA), the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI), and the Home Office Passport, Identity and Nationality Policy Team.
In early September 2024, PRCBC assisted our patron, Baroness Lister of Burtersett, in tabling several parliamentary questions concerning children’s rights to British citizenship. The Minister, Lord Hanson of Flint, answered these in two groups on 16 and 17 September respectively.
PRCBC’s work continues to develop on challenging the good character requirement that applies to the registration of British citizenship for children and young people from the age of 10. In April 2024, we ran a mini conference with specialist lawyers to re-examine and refine our strategic litigation concerning this character requirement. We have contributed to …
Published in Asylum, Immigration and Nationality Law Journal, 2023
Court of Appeal Judgment: Roehrig v SSHD Court of Appeal decision handed down on 12 March 2024 agrees with High Court judgment in January 2023. Following that High Court judgment, Parliament passed the British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) Act 2023, via an accelerated procedure, to guarantee the British citizenship of thousands of people affected …
On Monday, 4 December, Baroness Lister of Burtsett is to move a motion of regret in response to the latest citizenship and immigration fees. A joint briefing from PRCBC, Amnesty, Ramfel and the3million concerning the fee for registration as a British citizen is here:
The British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) Act 2023 became law on 29 June 2023 with retrospective effect. Tens of thousands of British citizens can feel secure that their citizenship is safe against confusing, changing and at times even contradictory positions at the Home Office about the true meaning of British nationality law – particularly …
We have written with Amnesty International UK to the Minister following the debate on children’s citizenship rights at report stage of the Government’s immigration bill. The letter sets out fatal misunderstandings of British nationality law that underpin the exclusion of rights of registration currently in in the bill.
PRCBC and Amnesty UK has also written jointly to peers who participated in the 12 June 2023 Committee stage debate on provisions of the Government’s latest immigration bill that improperly interfere with British nationality rights. The letter addresses the key points made by the Minister in the debate when attempting to justify this impropriety.
The British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) Bill is primarily concerned with the British citizenship rights of children born in the UK between 1 January 1983 and 1 October 2000 (inclusive) to parents exercising EU free movement rights.
This Bill is primarily concerned with the British citizenship rights of children born in the UK between 1 January 1983 and 1 October 2000 (inclusive) to parents exercising EU free movement rights.
The Government have today introduced the British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) Bill. This is intended to confirm people’s British citizenship rights following the change in the Home Office’s position concerning how British nationality law applied to people born to EU citizen parents in the UK between 1 January 1983 and 1 October 2000 (inclusive). …
