Question follow-through · 40163

British Nationality

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of recent changes made to her Department's guidance entitled Nationality: good character requirement, published on 10 February 2025, on commu

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Home Office
Tabled
21 Mar 2025
Target answer date
25 Mar 2025
Answer
3 Apr 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 21 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of recent changes made to her Department's guidance entitled Nationality: good character requirement, published on 10 February 2025, on commu

  2. 25 Mar 2025

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  3. 3 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    The British Nationality Act 1981 is clear that it is for the Home Secretary to determine the good character policy. There is no definition of good character in primary legislation, nor is there statutory guidance as to how this should be interpreted or de...

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