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<p>The Department was made aware of the immigration status difficulties of individual
cases, as flagged by members of the House and the media. The wider issue around the
immigration status difficulties affecting some of the Windrush generation has come
to the fore, and the attention of Ministers, in recent months. On the 16 April we
set up a Taskforce to help those affected get documents they need and on 30 May, the
Windrush Scheme came into force. This Scheme is designed to ensure that members of
this generation, their children born in the UK and those who arrived in the UK as
minors will be able to apply for citizenship, or various other immigration products,
free of charge.</p>
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