Creation of British citizens

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Dear Home Office,

Is a British citizen a natural or artificial person?
Yours faithfully,

Matthew Cooper

Freedom Of Information Team ( IND ), Home Office

Dear Matthew Cooper,

I would be grateful if you could elaborate on your below request and
explain what your terms mean as I am unfamiliar with them.

Regards,

Freedom of information act policy team

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Dear Freedom Of Information Team ( IND ),

It is my understanding that a British Citizen is a person
in the United Kingdom.

My question is whether a British Citizen is a natural person ie. a human being as opposed to an artificial person eg. a corporation or other legal fiction.

Yours sincerely,

Matthew Cooper

Whitehead, Jane,

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Jane Whitehead

Jane Whitehead
Policy Manager
Nationality Policy Team
North West Region
UK Border Agency

Tel: 0151 213 1870
Fax: 0151 213 1995

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Dear Whitehead, Jane,

Thanks for your response.

I am familiar with the classes of British nationality.

What is the UK Border Agencies/Home Offices definition of an 'individual'? This will help me to understand what you are meaning by using that word as the definition of a British citizen.

Yours sincerely,

Matthew Cooper

Whitehead, Jane,

I am out of the office until Tuesday 7 September.

If your e-mail is urgent, please contactl Jonathan Devereux or Claire Bennett.

Thanks,

Jane

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Whitehead, Jane,

Dear Mr Cooper,

Thanks you for your e-mail.

By an "individual" I am referring to a single, particular person.

In nationality terms a named individual can be a British citizen by
birth, descent, registration or naturalisation, in relation to his or
her own specific circumstances.

Best wishes,

Jane Whitehead

Jane Whitehead
Policy Manager
Nationality Policy Team
North West Region
UK Border Agency

Tel: 0151 213 1870
Fax: 0151 213 1995

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JAMIE EDKINS left an annotation ()

So I suppose the question "Please tell me factually and descriptively what a person is" is more applicable.