Can the Secretary of State lawfully make the exercise of a child’s right to be registered as a British citizen conditional on their payment of pounds 1,012? The Appellants argued that, as the fee is unaffordable for a significant number of children, and so makes their statutory right to be registered as British citizens meaningless in practice, the Regulations must be unlawful. The High Court and the Court of Appeal rejected that argument.
Held: The Appeal failed.
Judges:
Lord Hodge, Deputy President
Lord Briggs
Lady Arden
Lord Stephens
Lady Rose
Citations:
[2022] UKSC 3
Links:
Bailii, Bailii Press Summary, Bailii Issues and Facts
Statutes:
Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018, British Nationality Act 1981
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal from – Project for The Registration of Children As British Citizens and Another, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department CA 18-Feb-2021
Whether the reliance by the Secretary of State on the contents of debates in both Houses of Parliament in the court below and before the CA contravened Article 9 of the Bill of Rights 1689 and the rules of parliamentary privilege.
Held: The . .
At First Instance – The Project for The Registration of Children As British Citizens and Others, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department Admn 19-Dec-2019
Challenge to payability of fees for registration of child with British nationality . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Immigration, Administrative, Constitutional
Updated: 03 February 2022; Ref: scu.671791