Updated UK child citizenship 'good character' test still poor, say campaigners

Guardian reported last year that hundreds of children had had applications denied

The government has updated its guidance on how the “good character” requirement should be applied to children, but campaigners say the move does not go far enough and are calling for it to be scrapped entirely for child citizenship applications.

Campaigners have previously criticised the guidelines for failing to differentiate between young people who have grown up in the UK and want to register as British citizens, and adult migrants looking to naturalise.

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from Children | The Guardian http://bit.ly/2APDqDx