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...