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  • Suitability refusals: criminal convictions, public good, character, conduct and associations
  • Briefing: invalid immigration applications
  • Gurkha historic injustice does not remove the need to prove causation

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freemovement.org.uk /1 month ago

Suitability refusals: criminal convictions, public good, character, conduct and associations

Criminal convictions and other signs of poor character can, unsurprisingly, negatively affect applications for leave to enter or remain in the UK. Those caught out by these rules o...

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freemovement.org.uk /1 month ago

Briefing: invalid immigration applications

For a UK immigration application to be considered at all, it must be valid. Whether an applicant meets the criteria is a moot point if this first, fundamental requirement isn’t met...

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freemovement.org.uk /1 month ago

Gurkha historic injustice does not remove the need to prove causation

The Upper Tribunal has dismissed an appeal by the daughter-in-law and grandchildren of a former Gurkha. The tribunal held that the historic injustice suffered by Gurkha veterans di...

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freemovement.org.uk /1 month ago

No going back from the without-notice closure of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy

A judicial review challenging the fairness of the Home Secretary and Secretary of Defence’s joint decision to close the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme to new appli...

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freemovement.org.uk /3 weeks ago

First-tier Tribunal’s ‘self-contradictory’ reasoning does not hold up in entry clearance appeal involving past sexual of...

The Court of Appeal has recently clarified that where it is accepted that a person’s character, conduct or association makes their presence in the UK undesirable, it would be irrat...

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taxi-point.co.uk /1 month ago

Private hire driver application BLOCKED over historical fraud and identity document convictions

Licensing panel rules applicant was not a fit and proper person to hold a private hire driver’s licence after considering serious dishonesty offences A private hire driver’s licenc...

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freemovement.org.uk /3 weeks ago

Home Office withdraws refusals in good character citizenship policy challenges

Four lead judicial review claims brought by Wilson Solicitors challenging the Home Office’s February 2025 good character guidance for British citizenship applications have now been...

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taxi-point.co.uk /3 weeks ago

Private hire licence application REFUSED after driver caught using mobile phone behind the wheel

A private hire driver’s licence application has been refused after a Fareham Borough Council licensing panel determined the applicant was not a fit and proper person to hold a lice...

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freemovement.org.uk /3 weeks ago

Getting Global Talent endorsements right: what separates approvals from refusals

The global talent visa is often presented as a flexible and attractive visa route for talented individuals to work in the UK. That is accurate, but only after the visa is granted....

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glasgowlive.co.uk /1 month ago

Five reasons you could be denied a new UK passport

There are five situations that could result in a British passport application being refused

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taxi-point.co.uk /1 month ago

Why a missing certificate of good conduct does not automatically block a taxi or PHV licence

A taxi or private hire driver licence applicant who cannot provide a certificate of good conduct from another country is not automatically barred from being licensed. Licensing aut...

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freemovement.org.uk /2 weeks ago

Good character and criminal convictions in British citizenship applications

With a few exceptions as set out at the end of this post, anybody over the age of ten who applies for registration or naturalisation as a British citizen needs to meet the so-calle...

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taxi-point.co.uk /2 weeks ago

Two Bolton Council private hire driver applications refused and one licence suspended by licensing committee

A Bolton Council licensing committee refused two applications for private hire driver licences and suspended the licence of an existing private hire driver during a meeting held on...

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gov.uk /2 weeks ago

Section 14: The application

Sections (14.01 - 14.209) last updated: July 2026.

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taxi-point.co.uk /1 month ago

Former TfL private hire driver DENIED new dual taxi licence following convictions and complaints on record

A dual taxi driver licence application was refused after Teignbridge District Council councillors concluded the applicant was not a “fit and proper person” to hold a combined hackn...

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freemovement.org.uk /1 month ago

STOP marker error makes airport detention unlawful and a breach of the public sector equality duty

A Ghanaian mother with valid leave to remain challenged the Home Office practice of automatically flagging immigration refusals on its Warnings Index computer system, arguing it le...

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irishtimes.com /1 month ago

Garda applicant challenges ‘dream job’ rejection due to concern over her ‘sphere of influence’

High Court told anyone subject to adverse public administrative decision should be informed of reasons

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dailymail.com /1 week ago

How do you appeal if your application for NHS CHC is refused?

James Urquhart-Burton, head of continuing healthcare claims at Winston Solicitors, lays out the potential grounds for objecting to an NHS refusal.

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