Question follow-through · 37888
British Nationality
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the new guidance on the good character requirement for British citizenship complies with the UK’s obligations under Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Co
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 17 Mar 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
- Immigration and Asylum Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading · 13 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
12 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the new guidance on the good character requirement for British citizenship complies with the UK’s obligations under Article 31 of the 1951 Refugee Co
17 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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17 Mar 2025
Answer published
We take our international obligations very seriously, including those under the Refugee Convention 1951. The good character policy is compliant with those obligations.Each citizenship application will continue to be considered on a case-by-case basis cons...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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