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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.</p><p>Three reports have been published to date in 2015, 2017
and 2018, which provide figures for section 40(2) deprivations, those where the Home
Office has deemed that to deprive individuals of their citizenship is conducive to
the public good. 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>In
every decision taken under section 40(2), the Secretary of State was satisfied that
the individual was a dual national at the point of deprivation and so was not left
stateless, therefore no application was required.</p><p>Data relating to deprivation
on fraud grounds under section 40 (3) is not currently published. 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. The bar on
rendering a person stateless following deprivation, does not apply to decisions taken
under section 40(3).</p>
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