Question follow-through · 49750
Immigration Controls
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of updating the published criteria for exceptional circumstances in leave to remain decisions to include (a) exceptional community work and (b) ack
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 1 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 May 2025
- Answer
- 8 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of updating the published criteria for exceptional circumstances in leave to remain decisions to include (a) exceptional community work and (b) ack
8 May 2025
Target answer date
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8 May 2025
Answer published
The Home Office keeps all aspects of the immigration system under regular review, in consultation with a wide range of experts and stakeholders.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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