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  • Home Secretary cracks down on criminals receiving citizenship

    Toughened-up good character rules will mean the criminality threshold for British citizenship is in line with the government’s Immigration Rules.

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    First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

  • Windrush Compensation Scheme end date removed

    Home Secretary announces that the end date for the Windrush Compensation Scheme has been removed.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • First virtual citizenship ceremony welcomed by Home Office minister

    Home Office Minister Kevin Foster attended the UK’s first virtual citizenship ceremony today.

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Windrush Compensation Scheme claimant tender assistance launched

    A tender for to provide assistance to people claiming compensation through the Windrush Compensation Scheme has been launched today (Monday 20 April).

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    First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

  • Life in the UK test contract awarded

    PSI Services has been awarded the Life in the UK contract by the Home Office, it was announced today.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Update to HASC on Windrush: 17 December 2018

    Letter from Home Secretary Sajid Javid to Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee (HASC).

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Windrush compensation scheme consultation extends

    The consultation for the Windrush compensation scheme will now close on 16 November 2018 to ensure that everyone who wants to is able to contribute.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Home Secretary announces plans for citizenship reforms

    The Home Secretary has proposed reforms to British citizenship including tougher English language requirements and changes to the Life in the UK test.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Thousands granted citizenship under Windrush scheme

    More than 2,000 members of the Windrush generation have been granted citizenship free of charge, the Home Office has confirmed.

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    First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

  • Applications for British citizenship: war crimes screening

    This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons by James Brokenshire MP and in the House of Lords by Lord Taylor of Holbeach.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Refusal letter to Gurkhas for British citizenship

    Nationality instructions guidance of a refusal letter to a Gurkha for British citizenship.

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