Immigration Controls
Commons · Question 841 · Tabled 13 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by Rupert Lowe
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the consistency of the application of the “not conducive to the public good” threshold across different immigration decision-making processes.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 22 May 2026
The Home Secretary has the power to exclude a person who is not a British citizen if their presence in the UK is not conducive to the public good. The Immigration Rules also provide for the refusal of Electronic Travel Authorisations, entry clearance or p...