Project for the Registration of Children of British Citizens
On 19 December 2019, the High Court handed down judgment in PRCBC & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 3536 (Admin). The court found that the Secretary of State had failed to assess and give primary consideration to the best interests of children when setting the fee for children to register as …
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 …
High court case challenging the fee for children’s registration of British citizenship PRCBC and two other child claimants (O and A) will be in the High Court on 26-28 November 2019 for a full hearing of our challenge to the £1,012 Home Office fee that is charged to children to register as British citizens. The Home …
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
The High Court is asked by PRCBC to review whether the £1,012 fee imposed on children to register as British citizens – described by the current Home Secretary as “a huge amount of money” – is lawful. The fee bars many children born in the UK, children who have lived here nearly all their lives …
Please see Joint PRCBC and Amnesty UK Briefing here: Briefing_Westminster_Debate_children citizenship fee Please see also Steve Valdez-Symonds’ very important commentary on 1981 Parliamentary Debates on British Nationality Bill relating to children’s citizenship rights and fees: Commentary_ Hansard BNA 1981 _registration_Aug 2018 Please sign Amnesty UK and PRCBC petition here: https://www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/home-office-stop-profiteering-childrens-rights See video clip: Home Office: …
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 …
On 14 June 2018, PRCBC issued judicial review proceedings in the High Court to challenge this fee. Mishcon de Reya are acting pro bono as solicitors, and Amanda Weston QC and Richard Reynolds of Garden Court Chambers are acting pro bono as counsel, for PRCBC. PRCBC would like to thank the following for their support …
House of Lords Debate on Immigration and Nationality Fees Regulations 2018 and Children’s citizenship fees on 12 June 2018: Baroness Lister of Burtersett to move that this House regrets that the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 include a £39 increase in the fee for registering children entitled to British citizenship, given that only £372 of the …
Yesterday, the High Court declined to rule on the lawfulness of a near £1,000 fee preventing many children registering the British citizenship to which they are legally entitled. The fee is a barrier to tens of thousands of children from claiming their citizenship. The court acknowledged, having received substantial evidence, that thousands of children are …
Although the MK judgment has not changed the law in relation to paragraph 3 of Schedule 2, British Nationality Act 1981, it should lead to better Home Office decisions in relation to registration by entitlement under this provision. This judgment is also a reminder to practitioners to properly evidence rights of registration by entitlement. You …
We are honoured that our solicitor/director has been awarded the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year 2017 in the category of Children’s Rights in recognition of the outstanding work she and her team of volunteers have done for PRCBC.
Anyone under 24 is welcome to come and learn more about citizenship and why it is important – how it can make a difference to future studies and opportunities! You can be part of an action group sharing this knowledge and raising awareness in the community! While the workshop will not focus on individual legal …
Use this Briefing on Fees to ask your Member of Parliament to call on the Government to act on our recommendations:
Government continues to profiteer from young persons right to register as British citizens The extortionate Home Office application fee to register as a British citizen has increased to £973 for children, £1,163 for young adults and £1,282 for those young persons applying to naturalise. There is no fee waiver or reduction on a registration application fee for …
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