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Demand the Government clarify the legal status of Windrush Generation

Submitted on Tuesday 25th September 2018

Published on Tuesday 9th October 2018

Current status: Closed

Closed: Tuesday 9th April 2019

Signatures: 21

Tagged with

British ~ Citizens ~ Immigration ~ UK ~ United Kingdom

Petition Action

Demand the Government clarify the legal status of Windrush Generation

Petition Details

The British Nationality Act 1948 created the status of "Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies" allowing the Windrush Generation to stay in the UK as Citizens, if their status has changed please clarify which act changed this, if not publicly state the Windrush Generation are all citizens.

Additional Information

Relevant legislation is as follows:
Summary of British Nationality act 1948 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Nationality_Act_1948
Summary of Commonwealth immigration act 1962 -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Immigrants_Act_1962
Summary of Commonwealth immigration act 1968 -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Immigrants_Act_1968
Summary of Immigration Act 1971 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_1971


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