Member

Amendment 40, also tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Callanan, seeks to allow a wider range of former British nationals to reacquire British nationality without applying to the Home Secretary to resume it. This amendment would amend the existing limitation found throughout British nationality law that prevents those who have renounced British nationality regaining it without making an application for resumption at the Home Secretary’s discretion. The current drafting of Clause 4 preserves the status quo across all nationality routes, ensuring that the Home Secretary can consider whether a person should be able to resume their citizenship.