While many children can become British through a process called registration, their legal situation is often complicated. The new site childrenbritishcitizenship.co.uk clearly outlines the terminology used and helps explain in simple terms how children can become British citizens.
Dr. Prabhat commented:
“Numerous children’s rights organisations are already using the site as a training resource, which means more children are gaining a clearer picture of their rights. This was our primary objective.”
The benefits of citizenship for children, such as security, identity and belonging – and the hurdles they often face, primarily lack of awareness and expenses in the application process, are also set out.
Beautifully illustrated by artist Sam Church, the site’s fun feature is a quiz which challenges visitors to guess on which children are or can become British. The quiz demonstrates how being born in the UK or having British parents or even long-term residence as sole criteria may not amount to secure citizenship.
How well would you do? Try the quiz.