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[2021] WLR(D) 107
Court of Appeal
Regina (Project for the Registration of Children as British Citizens and others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Speaker of the House of Commons and another intervening)
[2021] EWCA Civ 193
2020 Oct 6, 7;
2021 Feb 18
2021 Feb 18
David Richards, Singh, Nicola Davies LJJ
Nationality— British citizenship— Fees— Children applying for registration as British citizens unable to a›ord registration fee— Whether regulations prescribing registration fee ultra vires— Whether regulations made in breach of Secretary of States statutory duty to have regard to need to safeguard and promote welfare of children— Whether Secretary of State able to rely on Parliamentary materials to demonstrate compliance with duty—
British Nationality Act 1981 (c 61), ss 1(4), 3(1)
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Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 (c 11), s 55
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Immigration Act 2014 (c 22), s 68
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Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018/330), reg 10, Sch 8, Table 19
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Bill of Rights 1688 (1 Will & Mary, sess 2, c 2), art 9