Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of children born and living in the UK who have no official residence status; and what plans they have to address those cases.

We do not hold data on the number of children born in the UK who do not have regularised status.

There are provisions within the Immigration Rules which allow children who have been born in the UK and are subject to immigration control to make an application and regularise their status. On 22 June 2022 the Private Life Rules were changed to make it easier for children and young adults in this position to gain settled status. When the parent or guardian is making an application to regularise their child’s status, they can apply for a fee waiver where they are unable to afford the application fee, are destitute or at risk of imminent destitution, or their income is not sufficient to meet the needs of their child.