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<p>The British Nationality Act 1981 provides the Secretary of State with powers to
deprive a person of citizenship status. Section 40(2) allows the Secretary of State
to deprive any person of British citizenship, should they deem it conducive to the
public good to do so. Section 40(3) allows the Secretary of State to deprive a person
who has obtained citizenship by naturalisation or registration, where the Secretary
of State is satisfied that citizenship was obtained by means of fraud, false representation
or concealment of material fact.</p><p>Three reports have been published to date in
2015, 2017 and 2018, which provide figures for section 40(2) deprivations. Figures
for May 2010 to December 2014 are included in the 2015 report, figures for 2015 are
in the 2017 report and the annual figures for 2016 and 2017 are listed in the 2018
report. The links to these reports are below:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473603/51973_Cm_9151_Transparency_Accessible.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/473603/51973_Cm_9151_Transparency_Accessible.pdf</a></p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593668/58597_Cm_9420_Transparency_report_web.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/593668/58597_Cm_9420_Transparency_report_web.pdf</a></p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disruptive-and-investigatory-powers-transparency-report-2018"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/disruptive-and-investigatory-powers-transparency-report-2018</a></p><p>Data
relating to deprivation on fraud grounds under section 40 (3) is not currently published.</p>
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