Deprivation of British citizenship and withdrawal of passports Contents Summary 4 1 Citizenship deprivation powers 6 1.1 When can someone be deprived of British citizenship? 6 1.2 Providing written notice 8 1.3 Right of appeal 9 2 Use of citizenship deprivation powers 10 2.1 How often are people deprived of their citizenship? 10 2.2 Who is deprived of their citizenship? 13 3 Timeline of changes to powers to remove British citizenship 15 3.1 1915-2003: deprivation of naturalised citizenship 15 3.2 2003-present: extension to non-naturalised citizens 17 4 Withdrawal of passports 21 4.1 Policy on using royal prerogative power 21 4.2 Notice and right of appeal 24 4.3 Statistics on passport withdrawals 25 3 Commons Library Research Briefing, 18 December 2024