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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.