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SUBJECT: IMMIGRATION RULES: REVISION
Problem
1. How should the Secretary of State respond to Mr White-
law's letter of 10 August to the Lord Chancellor setting
out the expected time-table for the forthcoming White
Paper (the draft of which he encloses) on proposed
changes in the Immigration Rules?
Recommendation
2. I recommend that the Secretary of State agree encally
with Mr Whitelaw's proposed course of action. i salutin
a draft accordingly. ECD(I), HKGD and NTD and the
Legal Adviser agree,
Background and Argument
3. As a result of the passage of the British nud.
Act 1981, the present Immigration Rules 12 noodt
in time to come into effect, with the Act. on Ja
As with previous changes to the Rules, the Home Sear
intends, before the amendments are laid before Parlier
to publish a White Paper setting out the Government's
proposals.
4. The principal changes proposed are:
(a) Children born in the UK
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