5. In regulation 16(6) (persons not entitled to council tax reduction: persons treated as not being in Great Britain)—
(a)in sub-paragraph (f)—
(i)at the end of head (ii) omit “or”,
(ii)after head (iii) insert—
“or
(iv)granted under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme(1),”,
(b)at the end of sub-paragraph (i) omit “or”,
(c)after sub-paragraph (j) insert—
“(k)a person granted leave in accordance with the rules referred to in sub-paragraph (f), where such leave is granted by virtue of—
(i)the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy(2), or
(ii)the previous scheme for locally-employed staff in Afghanistan (sometimes referred to as the ex-gratia scheme)(3), or
(l)a person in Great Britain not coming within sub-paragraph (f)(iv) or (k) who left Afghanistan in connection with the collapse of the Afghan government that took place on 15 August 2021.”.
The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme was announced by the United Kingdom Government on 18 August 2021 and formally opened on 6 January 2022: Afghan citizens’ resettlement scheme - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
Information on the UK Government’s Afghan Relocation and Assistance Policy is published on the UK Government website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy/afghan-relocations-and-assistance-policy-information-and-guidance.
See Part 7 of the rules made under section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971 (c. 77); the relevant rules are rules 276BA1-276BS2.