Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the judgment of 7 June 2024 in RAMFEL & Anor, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 1374 (Admin), what steps her Department is taking, ahead of the provision of digital documentation, to urgently provide interim proof of lawful immigration status and attendant legal rights to all those with leave extended under section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971.

The Home Office continues to operate checking services to enable those with a legitimate interest to obtain confirmation of a person’s immigration status, supported by published guidance and statutory codes of practice. Employers and landlords should continue to use the Employer Checking Service and Landlord Checking Service where an individual has an outstanding application, administrative review or appeal and is not able to provide evidence of their status digitally. The NHS is provided with information through the Immigration Health Surcharge data feed and through the Healthcare Application Programme Interface.