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4.
And beyond the second generation, there will still
be opportunities for children to acquire British
citizenship. There is an entitlement under clause 3(5)
if the family returns to live in this country for three
years.
The Home Secretary also has discretion under clause 3(i)
where the child continues to live abroad; in these cases
the nature of the links with this country obviously needs
to be assessed before our citizenship, and the right of abode,
can be granted. In this connection it will obviously be
right for any business or employment connections with this
country to be fully and sympathetically taken into account.
6.
Secondly, there are the changes that have been made
to clarify a person's access to the courts where an
application for citizenship as an entitlement is refused.
We have made clear that people may go to the courts to
challenge such a refusal, and that nothing in this Bill
prevents this.
7.
En
WA We have altered references to-entitlements in the
which might have implies that no entittiming conto have been held alon Bill to remove the provision that required applicants to
was satisfice
satisfy the Secretary of State/that they met specified
have met
requirements, and as I have said the requirements for entitlement to citizenship by descent have been greatly
clarified and simplified. We hope that these changes will
be recognised as a positive:contribution to a clearer Bill.