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British Nationality

Commons · Question 40163 · Tabled 21 Mar 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 3 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Mary Glindon

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

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 3 Apr 2025

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...