# source/domain-registers/citizenship-democracy-and-rights.v1.yaml

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    register_version: life-course-domain-register.v1
    pack_id: pack-7-civic-enterprise-creativity
    domain: citizenship-democracy-and-rights
    title: Citizenship, democracy and rights
    status: population_complete
    observed_at: "2026-08-08"
    link_receipts: evaluation/link-receipts/pack-7-civic-enterprise-creativity-2026-08-08
    acquisition:
      mode: linked_reference_only
      snapshots_acquired: false
      source_response_bodies_retained: false
      publication_allowed: false
      rights_policy: link_and_summarize_source_family_decisions_recorded
    _source_defaults: &source_defaults
      access_method: public_html
      version_model: live_service_guidance
      update_cadence: check_before_each_use
      rights_basis: linked_reference_summary_only_source_family_decision_recorded
      observed_at: "2026-08-08"
      checksum: not_applicable_no_snapshot
    _family_defaults: &family_defaults
      primary_jurisdictions: [England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland]
      specialist_review: required
    route_sources:
      - <<: *source_defaults
        id: civic-rights-scotland-handoff
        jurisdiction: Scotland
        title: Voting in elections in Scotland
        owner: Scottish Government
        authority_role: scotland_democracy_handoff
        resource: https://www.mygov.scot/vote-elections-scotland
        coverage: Routes people to current Scottish electoral registration, voting and election information.
        exclusions: Does not decide franchise, candidacy, immigration status or an individual rights claim.
      - <<: *source_defaults
        id: civic-rights-wales-handoff
        jurisdiction: Wales
        title: Senedd reform in Wales
        owner: Welsh Government
        authority_role: wales_democracy_handoff
        resource: https://www.gov.wales/senedd-reform
        coverage: Provides the Welsh Government route to current Senedd reform, representation and election-system information.
        exclusions: Does not cover every election or participation route and does not decide franchise, candidacy, immigration status or a rights complaint.
      - <<: *source_defaults
        id: civic-rights-northern-ireland-handoff
        jurisdiction: Northern Ireland
        title: Government, citizens and rights in Northern Ireland
        owner: Northern Ireland Executive
        authority_role: northern_ireland_civic_rights_handoff
        resource: https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/information-and-services/government-citizens-and-rights
        coverage: Routes people to current Northern Ireland government, election, citizenship and rights information.
        exclusions: Does not decide immigration status, franchise, candidacy or an individual rights claim.
    families:
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: apply-for-visa-or-immigration-permission
        title: Apply for visa or immigration permission
        aliases: [apply to come to UK, UK visa application, immigration permission route]
        description: Identify the exact immigration route and use its current application, identity, evidence, fee, decision and review process.
        situations:
          - A person wants permission to enter, remain, work, study or join family in the United Kingdom.
        user_needs:
          - Find the correct current route without the bundle assessing eligibility, evidence or prospects.
        dependency: regulated-immigration-adviser
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: apply-for-visa-or-immigration-permission-primary
          title: Check if you need a UK visa
          owner: Home Office
          authority_role: uk_visa_route_handoff
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa
          coverage: Routes people to current UK entry and visa categories based on stated travel purpose and nationality.
          exclusions: Does not decide eligibility, grant permission, provide legal advice or cover every in-country application.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: apply-for-settlement
        title: Apply for settlement
        aliases: [indefinite leave to remain, settle permanently in UK, ILR application]
        description: Identify the settlement route linked to the person's existing status and use its current residence, evidence, application and review process.
        situations:
          - A person with immigration permission wants to explore permanent settlement in the United Kingdom.
        user_needs:
          - Find the route-specific conditions without a local residence, absence or eligibility calculation.
        dependency: regulated-immigration-adviser
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: apply-for-settlement-primary
          title: Check if you can get indefinite leave to remain
          owner: Home Office
          authority_role: uk_settlement_route_handoff
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/indefinite-leave-to-remain
          coverage: Routes applicants to current UK settlement categories and application guidance.
          exclusions: Does not calculate residence, assess absences, decide eligibility or grant status.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: apply-for-citizenship
        title: Apply for citizenship
        aliases: [become British citizen, British citizenship application, naturalisation route]
        description: Select the current registration or naturalisation route and follow its status, residence, identity, evidence, ceremony and review steps.
        situations:
          - A person wants to establish whether and how they may acquire British citizenship.
        user_needs:
          - Distinguish automatic status, registration, naturalisation and nationality advice boundaries.
        dependency: regulated-nationality-adviser
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: apply-for-citizenship-primary
          title: British citizenship
          owner: Home Office
          authority_role: uk_citizenship_route_handoff
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/british-citizenship
          coverage: Routes people to current British citizenship status, registration and naturalisation guidance.
          exclusions: Does not decide nationality, calculate residence, assess good character or grant citizenship.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: obtain-uk-passport
        title: Obtain a UK passport
        aliases: [apply for British passport, first adult passport, replace UK passport]
        description: Select the first, renewal, replacement or urgent passport route and follow its identity, document, referee, fee and delivery process.
        situations:
          - A British national needs a first, renewed, replacement or otherwise updated passport.
        user_needs:
          - Find the correct passport route without treating a passport as proof that citizenship must be granted.
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: obtain-uk-passport-primary
          title: Passports
          owner: HM Passport Office
          authority_role: uk_passport_service_handoff
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/browse/abroad/passports
          coverage: Routes people to first, renewal, replacement, urgent and overseas UK passport services.
          exclusions: Does not establish nationality, guarantee processing time or issue a passport.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: maintain-electoral-registration
        title: Maintain electoral registration
        aliases: [register to vote, update electoral register, electoral roll address change]
        description: Use the current registration service when eligible and update the relevant electoral-registration office after changes that affect the record.
        situations:
          - A person wants to register, update details or confirm the responsible electoral-registration route.
        user_needs:
          - Find the correct territorial franchise and registration office without a local eligibility decision.
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: maintain-electoral-registration-primary
          title: Register to vote
          owner: Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
          authority_role: uk_electoral_registration_service
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
          coverage: Provides the UK registration service and territorial eligibility handoffs.
          exclusions: Does not confirm registration, decide franchise or replace the local electoral-registration office.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: stand-for-election
        title: Stand for election
        aliases: [become election candidate, stand as councillor, election nomination]
        description: Identify the exact election and jurisdiction, obtain its current candidate guidance and complete nomination, agent, finance and reporting steps.
        situations:
          - A person is considering becoming a candidate in a governed UK election.
        user_needs:
          - Find election-specific eligibility and administration without the bundle deciding qualification or compliance.
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: stand-for-election-primary
          title: Elections in the UK
          owner: Cabinet Office
          authority_role: uk_elections_handoff
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/elections-in-the-uk
          coverage: Introduces UK election types and routes to current election information.
          exclusions: Does not provide a complete candidate pack, decide qualification or identify every returning officer.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: petition-government
        title: Petition government
        aliases: [start government petition, sign Parliament petition, submit public petition]
        description: Select the institution with power over the issue, use its current petition rules and retain submission, moderation and response information.
        situations:
          - A person or group wants a public body or legislature to consider a proposed action.
        user_needs:
          - Distinguish UK Parliament, devolved legislature and local petition routes.
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: petition-government-primary
          title: Petitions and government
          owner: UK Government
          authority_role: uk_public_participation_handoff
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/petition-government
          coverage: Routes people to public petition processes and explains the responsible-government boundary.
          exclusions: Does not guarantee publication, debate, response or policy change and is not every devolved route.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: respond-to-public-consultation
        title: Respond to a public consultation
        aliases: [find government consultations, submit consultation response, comment on policy proposal]
        description: Confirm the responsible public body, scope and closing information and submit evidence or views through its current channel.
        situations:
          - A public body is seeking views or evidence on a proposal.
        user_needs:
          - Find open and closed consultations without assuming a response changes the decision.
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: respond-to-public-consultation-primary
          title: Consultations and calls for evidence
          owner: UK Government
          authority_role: uk_government_consultation_search
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/search/policy-papers-and-consultations
          coverage: Provides searchable current and closed UK government consultations and calls for evidence.
          exclusions: Does not include every devolved or local consultation, accept a response itself or determine impact.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: contact-elected-representative
        title: Contact an elected representative
        aliases: [contact my MP, find councillor or representative, write to elected member]
        description: Identify which elected office represents the relevant place or issue and use its published contact and casework route.
        situations:
          - A person wants to raise an issue with an MP, devolved member, mayor or councillor.
        user_needs:
          - Match office, geography and responsibility without sending personal information to the bundle.
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: contact-elected-representative-primary
          title: Find your local councillors
          owner: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
          authority_role: england_local_representative_contact_handoff
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors
          coverage: Routes people in England to their council website to identify local elected representatives.
          exclusions: Does not identify MPs or devolved representatives, submit casework or guarantee a response.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: perform-jury-service
        title: Perform jury service
        aliases: [jury summons, respond to jury service letter, claim juror expenses]
        description: Read the exact summons, use the court service named on it and follow attendance, deferral, excusal, support and expense steps.
        situations:
          - A person has received a jury summons or needs information about jury service.
        user_needs:
          - Find the jurisdiction and court-specific route without legal advice or a local decision on excusal.
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: perform-jury-service-primary
          title: Jury service
          owner: HM Courts and Tribunals Service
          authority_role: england_wales_jury_service_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/jury-service
          coverage: Explains England and Wales summons response, attendance, support, expenses and deferral handoffs.
          exclusions: Does not establish Scotland or Northern Ireland procedure or decide deferral, excusal or an individual case.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: exercise-data-protection-rights
        title: Exercise data-protection rights
        aliases: [subject access request, correct personal data, object to data processing]
        description: Identify the controller and right, make a clear request, retain the response and use the complaint or court route if unresolved.
        situations:
          - A person wants access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection or another governed personal-data right.
        user_needs:
          - Find the controller and remedy without the bundle deciding whether an exemption applies.
        dependency: regulated-data-protection-adviser
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: exercise-data-protection-rights-primary
          title: Data protection
          owner: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
          authority_role: uk_data_protection_rights_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/data-protection
          coverage: Introduces UK personal-data rights, controller requests and Information Commissioner complaint handoffs.
          exclusions: Does not identify the controller, decide an exemption, provide legal advice or order a remedy.
      - <<: *family_defaults
        id: make-freedom-of-information-request
        title: Make a freedom of information request
        aliases: [FOI request, ask public authority for records, environmental information request]
        description: Identify the public authority, describe the recorded information sought and use its review and commissioner route if access is refused.
        situations:
          - A person wants recorded information held by a public authority.
        user_needs:
          - Distinguish FOI, environmental-information, personal-data and routine-publication routes.
        source:
          <<: *source_defaults
          id: make-freedom-of-information-request-primary
          title: How to make a freedom of information request
          owner: Cabinet Office
          authority_role: uk_freedom_of_information_guidance
          resource: https://www.gov.uk/make-a-freedom-of-information-request
          coverage: Explains UK public-authority request, response, review and regulator handoffs.
          exclusions: Does not identify every covered authority, decide exemptions or obtain information on a person's behalf.