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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2018-11-14more like thismore than 2018-11-14
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading British Nationality: Children more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 6 November (HL10945), whether they will now answer the question previously asked, namely how many children have had their applications for British citizenship denied because they failed the good character test in each of the last five years for which information is available. more like this
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Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this
uin HL11505 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2018-12-03more like thismore than 2018-12-03
answer text <p>I refer the Baroness to my previous answer.</p><p>The information which is now available indicates there were a total of 255 refusals of applications for British citizenship on character grounds under Section 41A of the British Nationality Act 1981 for minors and young persons (aged 10 to 18) in the period 2013 to 2017.</p><p>A table giving the breakdown by calendar year is given below</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Refusals of applications from minors for British citizenship on grounds that the applicant was 'Not of good character'</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year of decision</p></td><td><p>Refusals of registration for applicants aged 10 to 18 years under section 41A of the British Nationality Act 1981</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>78</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>44</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>39</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>59</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="3"><p>Source: Home Office Migration Statistics Immigration Statistics year to March 2018. Subset of 'Not of good character' in table cz_09.</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Age is calculated as at date of decision.</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>We consider it appropriate to apply to minors the same criminality thresholds in the good character test that are applied to adults, and there are no current plans to review this.</p><p>10 and over is in line with the age of criminal responsibility.</p><p> </p>
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
question first answered
less than 2018-12-03T16:33:56.57Zmore like thismore than 2018-12-03T16:33:56.57Z
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label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett more like this