(1) An applicant for British citizenship who commits a criminal offence before the application is decided by the Secretary of State cannot rely upon the privilege against self-incrimination as a reason for not informing the Secretary of State of the crime.
(2) The mere fact that a foreign criminal has children is not a reason to impose an anonymity order, preventing disclosure of the foreign criminal’s name in immigration proceedings in the First-tier Tribunal or the Upper Tribunal.
(3) Begum [2021] UKSC 7 authoritatively explained how the scope of an appeal against a decision under section 40(2) or (3) of the 1981 Act is narrower than the Upper Tribunal and the Court of Appeal previously thought; but it did not introduce the ability to bring an appeal based on public law grounds, which have always been available.
Judges:
The Hon Mr Justice Lane, President
Mr C M G Ockelton, Vice President
Citations:
[2022] UKUT 17 (IAC)
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Immigration
Updated: 03 April 2022; Ref: scu.671712
