Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which (a) local authorities and (b) community organisations are planned to be involved in providing support to vulnerable people applying for the EU settlement scheme.

As we have previously said, the EU Settlement Scheme will be a streamlined, user-friendly, digital application system with multiple service options to meet the needs of a varied customer base including vulnerable applicants. As such, we are engaging with stakeholders who represent local authorities, community groups, employers and users to help build a system that is fit for purpose.

We are working in partnership with community organisations and a number of local authorities to support a range of vulnerable applicants through the second phase of the EU Settlement Scheme private beta. A list of these local authorities and community organisations are provided in the Immigration Rules.