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              This is an appeal by the Secretary of State against the decision of the First-tier Tribunal allowing the appeal of the appellant, hereinafter "the claimant", against the decision of the Secretary of State to deprive him of his British nationality.
              The claimant was a national of China but became a British citizen at a ceremony on 2 April 2009. On 8 December 2016 (seven years after he was naturalised) he was convicted by a jury of taking part in a conspiracy to defraud between 23 March 2009 and 10 October 2013. For this offence he was sentenced to seven years' imprisonment and for providing immigration advice or services in contravention of a prohibition between 7 March 2013 and 9 October 2013 he was sentenced to a concurrent term of 12 months imprisonment.
              There is a separate route to deprivation. It applies where a person is found to have obtained their British citizenship by less than frank behaviour. The precise terms are set out in the British Nationality Act 1981, Section 40(3) which provides:
"The Secretary of State may by order deprive a person of a citizenship status which results from his registration or naturalisation if the Secretary of State is satisfied that the registration or naturalisation was obtained by means of -
              This route is not blocked by reason of the decision making a person stateless and is the route relied upon by the Secretary of State in this case.
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