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 rights said to have been challenged by the regulations were not fundamental or associated with Human Rights
Judges:
Lord Justice David Richards
Citations:
[2021] EWCA Civ 193, [2021] Imm AR 965, [2021] 4 All ER 445, [2021] 1 WLR 3049, [2021] WLR(D) 107, [2021] INLR 424
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Statutes:
Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Appeal frrom – 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 . .
Cited by:
Appeal from – O (A Minor), Regina (on The Application of v Secretary of State for The Home Department SC 2-Feb-2022
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, . .
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Constitutional
Updated: 03 February 2022; Ref: scu.658644