We signed a joint statement to highlight the impact of these proposals, which risk prolonging statelessness, undermining refugee protection, harming children, and entrenching inequality across generations.
We are calling on the UK Government to:
– Maintain a clear, accessible, and timely route to settlement for refugees and stateless people, without additional hurdles, extensions, or conditionality.
– Fully consider its international obligations and commitments – including its membership in the Global Alliance to End Statelessness – to prevent and reduce statelessness when contemplating any changes to settlement policies.
– Conduct, publish, and act upon a comprehensive Equality Impact Assessment and a Child Rights Impact Assessment of the proposed changes to settlement. These assessments should ensure the safeguarding and prioritisation of the rights and best interests of stateless individuals and children in any proposed changes.
