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997366

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date	29/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what definition his Department uses for classifying people as vulnerable in relation to eligibility for participation in the private beta testing phase of the EU Settlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	185056
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The EU Settlement Scheme provides a streamlined, user-friendly, digital application system, with multiple service options to meet the needs of a varied customer base, including additional support for the vulnerable.</p><p>As outlined in the Immigration Rules for the next private beta testing phase, a child being looked after (within the meaning of section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) by, or a person who was such a child and is eligible for support or assistance under the Children Act 1989 (or under regulations made under that Act) from one of the named local authorities can apply. Additionally, a vulnerable person receiving support from one of the named civil society organisations will be eligible to make an application. These include more than one organisation which works with victims of trafficking.</p><p>I am content that our approach to fees is reasonable, proportionate and fair to all EU citizens. However, I will keep the approach on fees under review. More broadly, we are also considering how the EU Settlement Scheme can take into account the specific circumstances of victims of modern slavery and how to support the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) service providers to link victims up with the Scheme while they are in NRM support.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 185057 185058 question first answered 20/11/2018 13:12:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

997368

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the private beta testing phase of the EU Settlement Scheme will include victims of modern slavery identified under the National Referral Mechanism.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	185057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The EU Settlement Scheme provides a streamlined, user-friendly, digital application system, with multiple service options to meet the needs of a varied customer base, including additional support for the vulnerable.</p><p>As outlined in the Immigration Rules for the next private beta testing phase, a child being looked after (within the meaning of section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) by, or a person who was such a child and is eligible for support or assistance under the Children Act 1989 (or under regulations made under that Act) from one of the named local authorities can apply. Additionally, a vulnerable person receiving support from one of the named civil society organisations will be eligible to make an application. These include more than one organisation which works with victims of trafficking.</p><p>I am content that our approach to fees is reasonable, proportionate and fair to all EU citizens. However, I will keep the approach on fees under review. More broadly, we are also considering how the EU Settlement Scheme can take into account the specific circumstances of victims of modern slavery and how to support the National Referral Mechanism (NRM) service providers to link victims up with the Scheme while they are in NRM support.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 185056 185058 question first answered 20/11/2018 13:12:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

997370

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the ability of people without access to identity documentation to participate in the private beta testing phase of the EU Settlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	185059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The EU Settlement Scheme provides a streamlined, user-friendly, digital application system, with multiple service options to meet the needs of a varied customer base, including additional support for applicants who may need it.</p><p>In the initial pilot phase (Private Beta 1) applications could be made using a range of ID documents. The second pilot phase, which started on 1 November, aims to test the full digital end-to-end application process, of which the chip checker application is a key component. It allows applicants to prove their identity and the validity of their identity document remotely. We therefore require applicants to use this app when making an application and at this stage they can only do so using a chipped biometric passport.</p><p>Non-EU citizen family members must use a biometric residence card issued by the Home Office in order to prove their identity via the app.</p><p>The second pilot phase will also include some vulnerable individuals being supported by a small number of local authorities and civil society organisations.</p><p>When the Scheme opens more widely, the ID verification app will be only one of three options that applicants can use to verify their identity, along with posting their ID document to us or going to a face-to-face location.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 185060 185061 question first answered 20/11/2018 13:11:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

997371

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether people without access to identity documentation are included in the private beta testing phase of the EU Settlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	185060
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The EU Settlement Scheme provides a streamlined, user-friendly, digital application system, with multiple service options to meet the needs of a varied customer base, including additional support for applicants who may need it.</p><p>In the initial pilot phase (Private Beta 1) applications could be made using a range of ID documents. The second pilot phase, which started on 1 November, aims to test the full digital end-to-end application process, of which the chip checker application is a key component. It allows applicants to prove their identity and the validity of their identity document remotely. We therefore require applicants to use this app when making an application and at this stage they can only do so using a chipped biometric passport.</p><p>Non-EU citizen family members must use a biometric residence card issued by the Home Office in order to prove their identity via the app.</p><p>The second pilot phase will also include some vulnerable individuals being supported by a small number of local authorities and civil society organisations.</p><p>When the Scheme opens more widely, the ID verification app will be only one of three options that applicants can use to verify their identity, along with posting their ID document to us or going to a face-to-face location.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 185059 185061 question first answered 20/11/2018 13:11:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield

997372

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether chipped identity cards will be accepted as a form of identification in the private beta testing phase of the EU Settlement Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield Central
tabling member printed	Paul Blomfield
uin	185061
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2018 answer text <p>The EU Settlement Scheme provides a streamlined, user-friendly, digital application system, with multiple service options to meet the needs of a varied customer base, including additional support for applicants who may need it.</p><p>In the initial pilot phase (Private Beta 1) applications could be made using a range of ID documents. The second pilot phase, which started on 1 November, aims to test the full digital end-to-end application process, of which the chip checker application is a key component. It allows applicants to prove their identity and the validity of their identity document remotely. We therefore require applicants to use this app when making an application and at this stage they can only do so using a chipped biometric passport.</p><p>Non-EU citizen family members must use a biometric residence card issued by the Home Office in order to prove their identity via the app.</p><p>The second pilot phase will also include some vulnerable individuals being supported by a small number of local authorities and civil society organisations.</p><p>When the Scheme opens more widely, the ID verification app will be only one of three options that applicants can use to verify their identity, along with posting their ID document to us or going to a face-to-face location.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 185059 185060 question first answered 20/11/2018 13:11:29 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4058 label Biography information for Paul Blomfield