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<p>Individuals who are of national security concern may be deprived of their citizenship
on the basis that to do so would be conducive to the public good under section 40
subsection (4A) of the British Nationality Act 1981 and section 40 subsection (2)
of that Act. The Government publishes statistics relating to the use of these powers
on an annual basis. The figure for January 2015 to December 2015 can be found in the
HM Government Transparency Report: Disruptive and Investigatory Powers, published
in February 2017:</p><p> </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>
</p><p>The next HM Government Transparency Report is scheduled for publication in
Spring 2018 and will detail the corresponding numbers for 2016 and 2017.</p><p> </p><p>For
operational and national security reasons, I am unable to provide a further breakdown
of this information, beyond what is already published.</p>
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