British Nationality: Children

(asked on 5th March 2026) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they collect figures on the number of children (1) seeking to register their entitlement to, and (2) refused a request for, British citizenship under each section of the British Nationality Act 1981 broken down by age group; and if not, whether they have any plans to collect and publish such data.


Answered by
Lord Hanson of Flint Portrait
Lord Hanson of Flint
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 19th March 2026

The Home Office publishes quarterly transparency data showing the number of applications for citizenship.

There are currently no plans to publish data with the level of detail mentioned in the question.

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