Written Question·Home Office·UIN 19381

British Nationality: Biometrics

Tabled: 11 December 2024

Answered: 20 December 2024

Question

Layla Moran

Liberal Democrat — Oxford West and Abingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of removing the referee requirement for UK citizenship applications, in the context of the introduction of biometric identity checks.

Answer

Seema Malhotra

The application process for British citizenship is kept under regular review with a view to making it as efficient and straightforward as possible while upholding necessary security requirements.