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Recommendation 4
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The Home Office must clarify the legal basis for the offers of visa extensions.
Recommendation
The Home Office must clarify the legal basis for the offers of visa extensions. Relying on the Home Secretary’s discretion is not sufficient legal assurance for people whose lives in the UK depend on evidential clarity. We recommend that the department introduce a statutory instrument clarifying the legal basis for both the extension of leave for all individuals who are unable to leave the country before the expiry of their current visa, and for the automatic extensions of leave offered to NHS staff.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 13 November 2020. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗