Under the British Nationality Act, children born in the UK who would otherwise be stateless at birth are entitled to register as British citizens provided they remain stateless and live in the UK for five years.lxxix In contrast to Australia, the UK is much more advanced when it comes to identifying and protecting stateless children and adults. In 2011 UNHCR and Asylum Aid published a mapping study investigating the extent of statelessness in the UK.lxxx In this report they identified that unrecognised stateless people ‘face the risk of a number of human rights challenges that are directly linked to their lack of immigration status.’lxxxi As a direct result of this mapping study and associated advocacy, the UK Government introduced a Statelessness Determination procedure (SDP) in 2013. The SDP enables stateless people to apply for recognition of their status and to be granted leave to remain (conferring them with some crucial protections such as the right to work and access most public funds).lxxxii Between 6 April 2013 and 30 June 2020 184 stateless people were recognised through the UK’s SDP.lxxxiii. The UK offers a potential blueprint for Australia in terms of a path forward on addressing statelessness. 45