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Counterterrorism, Identity, (In)security

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Security, Identity, and British Counterterrorism Policy

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Abstract

On 30 January 2014, British Home Secretary Theresa May of the Conservative Party.1 then with the support of Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrats) and Hazel Blears (Labour Party, former cabinet member), proposed a security amendment to the Immigration Bill, “deprivation of citizenship”:2

(60) Deprivation if conduct seriously prejudicial to vital interests of the UK.

  1. (1)

    In section 40 of the British Nationality Act 1981 (deprivation of citizenship), after subsection (4) insert–.

    “(4A) But that does not prevent the Secretary of State from making an order under subsection (2) to deprive a person of a citizenship status if—.

    1. (a)

      the citizenship status results from the person’s naturalisation, and

    2. (b)

      the Secretary of State is satisfied that the deprivation is conducive to the public good because the person, while having that citizenship status, has conducted him or herself in a manner which is seriously prejudicial to the vital interests of the United Kingdom, any of the Islands, or any British overseas territory.” [emphasis added]

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Fisher, K.M. (2015). Counterterrorism, Identity, (In)security. In: Security, Identity, and British Counterterrorism Policy. New Security Challenges. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-52422-5_1

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