The plight of vulnerable persons will be at the forefront
Prisoners and members of the Roma community, along with the elderly and the economically disadvantaged will be the focus of a new drive by the EU to help Europeans remain in the UK because of concerns that thousands of EU nationals may, inadvertently or otherwise, fail to make the necessary application to the Home Office to crystallise their rights.
There are worries that such groups that many of which operate outside the mainstream may not have access to information or the means to file applications using digital processes. A monitoring network of 50 non-governmental organisations has been established by the EU embassy in London under the auspices of the new EU ambassador to the UK, João Vale de Almeida. This group has been given the mandate over the next twelve months of looking into this issue with the aim of ensuring that as many people as possible are helped.
The manner in which such persons will be treated should they fail to meet the stated deadline is also of concern as in the past government ministers in the UK have suggested that such persons may be deported.
