Select committee: European Affairs Committee
Conclusion 16
1st Report - Citizens’ Rights
Published 23 Jul 2021
Paragraph 104
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
Vulnerable EU citizens are classed as such because they were at risk of missing the 30 June deadline. The best way to protect the rights of the vulnerable is to ensure protections are in place for late applicants. While we welcome the inclusion in current Home Office guidance of a number of vulnerabilities as potential “reasonable grounds” for late applications, we remain concerned that these protections may not be sufficient. Greater clarity and more comprehensive legal safeguards may be needed.
From: European Affairs Committee, 1st Report - Citizens’ Rights, paragraph 104, 23 July 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 19 November 2021 (deadline 23 September 2021).