Committee to hold a follow up evidence session on Citizens’ Rights
At 4pm on Tuesday 16 May, the European Affairs Committee will hear an update on how the rights of EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU are being upheld post-Brexit from representatives of three organisations:
- Dr Kathryn Chamberlain, Chief Executive, Independent Monitoring Authority (IMA)
- Jane Golding OBE, Co-Chair, British in Europe
- Monique Hawkins, Interim Co-CEO and Policy and Research Officer, The3million
Background
The European Affairs Committee is holding a one-off evidence session as part of a piece of follow up work to the Citizens’ Rights Inquiry that was undertaken in 2021. This inquiry considered the relevant provisions of the Withdrawal Agreement between the UK and EU, and the mechanisms by which the UK and EU Member States have given effect to them. The report highlighted outstanding issues to be resolved regarding both the UK’s EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) and the systems operated by EU Member States.
This evidence session, together with letters submitted to the Committee by individuals and organisations who gave written or oral evidence for the original inquiry, will form the basis for a substantial letter to the Government.
Meeting details
Possible topics
- The current situation concerning the rights of EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU
- Arrangements for moving from UK pre-settled to settled status, in light of the December 2022 High Court judgment that it is unlawful for residence rights to be lost automatically on expiry of pre-settled status
- Processing of applications to residence schemes
- The impact of the Home Office’s digital-only system for the UK’s EU Settlement Scheme
- The impact of a Home Office database error, which resulted in incorrect status being displayed for an estimated 140,000 applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme for an extended period of time
- Travel between the UK and the EU, for both EU citizens with (pre)-settled status and UK citizens with equivalent status in EU Member States
- The support available to EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU facing citizens’ rights issues
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