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1727198

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Racial Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what, if any, race equality impact assessment has been made of policy and practice relating to registering statutory rights to British citizenship.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL717
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>In line with the duties introduced by the Equality Act 2010, the Home Office undertakes an equality impact assessment whenever decisions are taken on policy relating to registering statutory rights to British citizenship. Most recently, equality impact assessments were undertaken when changes were made to Section 3(1) British Nationality Act 1981 and on the introduction of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.</p><p>There are various provisions within the British Nationality Act 1981 that allow for children born in the UK to register as British citizens. The Home Office has published clear and easy to follow guidance for applications under each of these sections. Home Office caseworkers are trained to carry out their duties to ensure that those who apply and meet the statutory requirements are granted citizenship.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint grouped question UIN HL718 HL720 question first answered 17/09/2024 15:30:25 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1727199

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they will take to ensure that the right to British citizenship under the British Nationality Act 1981 is not confused or conflated with the powers and discretion delegated to the Home Secretary to manage the immigration system including naturalisation of adult migrants.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>In line with the duties introduced by the Equality Act 2010, the Home Office undertakes an equality impact assessment whenever decisions are taken on policy relating to registering statutory rights to British citizenship. Most recently, equality impact assessments were undertaken when changes were made to Section 3(1) British Nationality Act 1981 and on the introduction of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.</p><p>There are various provisions within the British Nationality Act 1981 that allow for children born in the UK to register as British citizens. The Home Office has published clear and easy to follow guidance for applications under each of these sections. Home Office caseworkers are trained to carry out their duties to ensure that those who apply and meet the statutory requirements are granted citizenship.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint grouped question UIN HL717 HL720 question first answered 17/09/2024 15:30:25 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1727201

registered interest
date	03/09/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to ensure that statutory rights to be registered as a British citizen under the British Nationality Act 1981 are exercised so that all children who are born, and have grown up, in the UK are recognised as citizens.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/09/2024 answer text <p>In line with the duties introduced by the Equality Act 2010, the Home Office undertakes an equality impact assessment whenever decisions are taken on policy relating to registering statutory rights to British citizenship. Most recently, equality impact assessments were undertaken when changes were made to Section 3(1) British Nationality Act 1981 and on the introduction of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.</p><p>There are various provisions within the British Nationality Act 1981 that allow for children born in the UK to register as British citizens. The Home Office has published clear and easy to follow guidance for applications under each of these sections. Home Office caseworkers are trained to carry out their duties to ensure that those who apply and meet the statutory requirements are granted citizenship.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint grouped question UIN HL717 HL718 question first answered 17/09/2024 15:30:25 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1726545

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Children in Care
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage and support local authorities to ensure that children in their care with rights to British citizenship have their citizenship rights confirmed or registered, including where necessary by confirming relevant information from records held by the Home Office.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office regularly engages with local authorities to support them in ensuring that children in local authority care, who are not already British citizens, can make an appropriate application for registration for citizenship. Children in local authority care are not required to pay an application fee when applying for registration as a British citizen.</p><p>In most cases, local authorities have access to the information needed to establish the citizenship rights and apply for registration for children in their care. Where there are evidence gaps, the Home Office will assist any applicant by checking information held in its records to confirm a claim.</p><p>Following the implementation of the British Nationality Act 1981, a range of explanatory material was prepared to support those affected by changes made by the Act. This material has been maintained and now forms part of the content of the relevant GOV.UK pages. The Home Office maintains published customer guidance for every British citizenship and nationality route, and also provides a British nationality status confirmation service.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint grouped question UIN HL656 HL657 question first answered 16/09/2024 14:36:34 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1726546

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality: Children
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that children with rights to British citizenship can secure their citizenship rights where hostile British or settled fathers are unwilling to support their child's registration or passport applications.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office regularly engages with local authorities to support them in ensuring that children in local authority care, who are not already British citizens, can make an appropriate application for registration for citizenship. Children in local authority care are not required to pay an application fee when applying for registration as a British citizen.</p><p>In most cases, local authorities have access to the information needed to establish the citizenship rights and apply for registration for children in their care. Where there are evidence gaps, the Home Office will assist any applicant by checking information held in its records to confirm a claim.</p><p>Following the implementation of the British Nationality Act 1981, a range of explanatory material was prepared to support those affected by changes made by the Act. This material has been maintained and now forms part of the content of the relevant GOV.UK pages. The Home Office maintains published customer guidance for every British citizenship and nationality route, and also provides a British nationality status confirmation service.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint grouped question UIN HL655 HL657 question first answered 16/09/2024 14:36:34 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1726547

registered interest
date	02/09/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	British Nationality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to fulfil the commitments made to Parliament at the time of the creation of British citizenship under the British Nationality Act 1981 that information would be made available to affected individuals.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL657
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/09/2024 answer text <p>The Home Office regularly engages with local authorities to support them in ensuring that children in local authority care, who are not already British citizens, can make an appropriate application for registration for citizenship. Children in local authority care are not required to pay an application fee when applying for registration as a British citizen.</p><p>In most cases, local authorities have access to the information needed to establish the citizenship rights and apply for registration for children in their care. Where there are evidence gaps, the Home Office will assist any applicant by checking information held in its records to confirm a claim.</p><p>Following the implementation of the British Nationality Act 1981, a range of explanatory material was prepared to support those affected by changes made by the Act. This material has been maintained and now forms part of the content of the relevant GOV.UK pages. The Home Office maintains published customer guidance for every British citizenship and nationality route, and also provides a British nationality status confirmation service.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint grouped question UIN HL655 HL656 question first answered 16/09/2024 14:36:34 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1723101

registered interest
date	23/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Palestinians
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of proposals for a temporary Palestinians visa scheme.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL267
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/08/2024 answer text <p>The government is keeping all existing pathways under review in response to events in Gaza.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint question first answered 06/08/2024 14:51:12 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1722209

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Digital Technology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to publish the equality impact assessment for the transition to eVisas, which is already underway.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL136
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>An Equality Impact Assessment (EIA) was completed on the first phase of the roll out of eVisas to EEA nationals on 9 November 2020, which built on the Policy Equality Statement (PES) for the EUSS which was produced in 2017 and published on the gov.uk website on 18 November 2020:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/eu-settlement-scheme-policy-equality-statement/policy-equality-statement-eu-settlement-scheme" target="_blank">Policy equality statement: EU Settlement Scheme (accessible version) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</a></p>A separate EIA considering equalities issues in relation to the use of digital only right to work and rent checks was published on gov.uk in June 2022: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/digital-only-right-to-work-and-rent-checks-equality-impact-assessment/digital-only-right-to-work-and-rent-checks-equality-impact-assessment-accessible#:~:text=In%20line%20with%20the%20Public,BRPs)%20from%206%20April%202022." target="_blank">Digital only right to work and rent checks: equality impact assessment (accessible) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).</a><p> </p><p>We are also in the process of reviewing our eVisas EIA, setting out further analysis of the equalities issues in relation to the proposed prioritisation plan for roll out of eVisas and ceasing to issue physical documents. We plan to publish an up-to-date version of this EIA on gov.uk in a due course.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint attachment 1 file name EUSS_PES_November_2020.pdf title Policy equality statement: EU Settlement Scheme 2 file name 20210917_BRC_BRP_EIA_word.pdf title Digital only right to work and rent checks: EIA question first answered 01/08/2024 14:02:35 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1722210

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Digital Technology
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, regarding the transition to eVisas, what steps they are taking to ensure that individuals who miss an application deadline due to difficulties in accessing their digital status, will not lose their leave to remain or are otherwise penalised as a result.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL137
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>As part of our move to a ‘digital by default’ border and immigration system, physical immigration documents are being replaced by fully digital eVisas (an online record of the person’s immigration status).</p><p> </p><p>We understand some customers may feel apprehensive about transitioning to and navigating a digital system. We have already put a range of measures in place to support vulnerable and digitally excluded customers, including Assisted Digital support for account creation; ‘helper’ and ‘proxy’ roles who can assist with specific tasks or manage an account for the customer; and a dedicated contact centre that can help customers to access or recover their account, update their personal details or share immigration status information on their behalf if they are unable to do so.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have a dedicated programme of grant funding, which will enable organisations to support vulnerable people, including those experiencing homelessness, to create UKVI accounts and accessing their eVisas. We expect these grant funded organisations to be operational by Autumn. Further details about the organisations will be published on gov.uk in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We are working collaboratively with a range of third-party stakeholders who offer support to people requiring assistance in creating a UKVI account and accessing their eVisa. Information on accessing this support is<a href="https://www.gov.uk/assisted-digital-help-online-applications" target="_blank"> available on gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We will not curtail a person’s permission to stay in the UK if they fail to create a UKVI account before their BRP expires. For many, the end 2024 deadline will have no impact; most people don’t need to prove their immigration status on a day-to-day basis, and many of the checks performed will be unaffected by the expiry of Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs). BRP holders will still be able to use the online right to work and rent services to prove their rights once their BRP expires – provided they still have valid status – although we will encourage them to register for a UKVI account to access those services instead. If a customer cannot create an account before their BRP expires at the end of 2024, they will still be able to create a UKVI account quickly and easily after that date, using their expired BRP if needed.</p><p> </p><p>While we are encouraging people who were issued with older forms of evidence of immigration status, such as ink stamps in passports, to transition to eVisas, they will still be able to prove their rights as they do today, using their legacy documents where these are permitted. That will not change at the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>The No Time Limit (NTL) process is for people with historic (legacy) status who want to upgrade to a modern, digital product and take advantage of its benefits, as well as for those who have lost their BRP or whose BRP has expired. Currently, we give them a BRP at the end of the process, whereas in the future they will be issued an eVisa, which will streamline the process.</p><p>Requests for evidence in such cases are an opportunity for the person to show that their leave has not lapsed and are conducted in line with the existing published guidance. We apply a balance of probabilities approach and exercise discretion where appropriate. We will also continue to support customers, especially those who may be vulnerable, including via our Assisted Digital service which is available in the UK to provide individual support by phone and email to individuals who require assistance with IT-related aspects of transitioning to eVisas.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about eVisas and future updates will be available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/evisa" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/evisa</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint grouped question UIN HL138 HL140 question first answered 01/08/2024 13:59:42 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1722211

registered interest
date	18/07/2024
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Immigration: Applications
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what support will be in place for the 200,000 people, as estimated by the Home Office, with old paper legacy documents to make a 'no time limit' application, taking into account the particular needs of elderly and vulnerable individuals who may struggle to provide evidence of their residence or navigate the process without legal advice.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL138
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2024 answer text <p>As part of our move to a ‘digital by default’ border and immigration system, physical immigration documents are being replaced by fully digital eVisas (an online record of the person’s immigration status).</p><p> </p><p>We understand some customers may feel apprehensive about transitioning to and navigating a digital system. We have already put a range of measures in place to support vulnerable and digitally excluded customers, including Assisted Digital support for account creation; ‘helper’ and ‘proxy’ roles who can assist with specific tasks or manage an account for the customer; and a dedicated contact centre that can help customers to access or recover their account, update their personal details or share immigration status information on their behalf if they are unable to do so.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, we have a dedicated programme of grant funding, which will enable organisations to support vulnerable people, including those experiencing homelessness, to create UKVI accounts and accessing their eVisas. We expect these grant funded organisations to be operational by Autumn. Further details about the organisations will be published on gov.uk in due course.</p><p> </p><p>We are working collaboratively with a range of third-party stakeholders who offer support to people requiring assistance in creating a UKVI account and accessing their eVisa. Information on accessing this support is<a href="https://www.gov.uk/assisted-digital-help-online-applications" target="_blank"> available on gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p><p>We will not curtail a person’s permission to stay in the UK if they fail to create a UKVI account before their BRP expires. For many, the end 2024 deadline will have no impact; most people don’t need to prove their immigration status on a day-to-day basis, and many of the checks performed will be unaffected by the expiry of Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs). BRP holders will still be able to use the online right to work and rent services to prove their rights once their BRP expires – provided they still have valid status – although we will encourage them to register for a UKVI account to access those services instead. If a customer cannot create an account before their BRP expires at the end of 2024, they will still be able to create a UKVI account quickly and easily after that date, using their expired BRP if needed.</p><p> </p><p>While we are encouraging people who were issued with older forms of evidence of immigration status, such as ink stamps in passports, to transition to eVisas, they will still be able to prove their rights as they do today, using their legacy documents where these are permitted. That will not change at the end of the year.</p><p> </p><p>The No Time Limit (NTL) process is for people with historic (legacy) status who want to upgrade to a modern, digital product and take advantage of its benefits, as well as for those who have lost their BRP or whose BRP has expired. Currently, we give them a BRP at the end of the process, whereas in the future they will be issued an eVisa, which will streamline the process.</p><p>Requests for evidence in such cases are an opportunity for the person to show that their leave has not lapsed and are conducted in line with the existing published guidance. We apply a balance of probabilities approach and exercise discretion where appropriate. We will also continue to support customers, especially those who may be vulnerable, including via our Assisted Digital service which is available in the UK to provide individual support by phone and email to individuals who require assistance with IT-related aspects of transitioning to eVisas.</p><p> </p><p>Further information about eVisas and future updates will be available at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/evisa" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/evisa</a>.</p> answering member printed Lord Hanson of Flint grouped question UIN HL137 HL140 question first answered 01/08/2024 13:59:42 answering member 533 label Biography information for Lord Hanson of Flint
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett