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Deception definition What does Deception mean? Deception describes misleading another person, by words or conduct, about a matter of fact, law, or present intention (one’s own or another’s), so that they act in a way they otherwise would not—such as transferring property, providing services, or assuming a liability. In England and Wales and in Northern Ireland, historic “deception” offences (including obtaining property by deception under the theft Act 1968, s 15) were repealed and replaced by the Fraud Act 2006. The 2006 Act no longer uses the term “deception”, focussing instead on fraud by false representation, failure to disclose information, and abuse of position....
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Deception, False Representations and Non-disclosure under the UK Immigration Rules (Part Suitability): Refusals, Cancellation, Re-entry Bans, Evidence, MTR and Routes to Challenge
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This Practice Note examines the usual suitability reasons for refusal and cancellation under the Immigration Rules, Part Suitability, including false representations, false information, false documents, relevant non‑disclosure, and the connected ground of Deception. It also offers practical pointers on contesting refusals made on suitability grounds. See: Suitability grounds for refusal and re-entry bans—overview for details of the full replacement of the former Part 9 of the Immigration Rules by Part Suitability from 11 November 2025...
Deception and false representations grounds
Mandatory (Deception) and discretionary (False representations, etc) refusal grounds for current applications
There is a mandatory basis to refuse entry clearance or permission where the decision‑maker is satisfied the applicant used deception by:
- making false representations, or supplying false documents or false information in relation to the application (whether or not it is relevant to the application), or
- failing to disclose relevant facts in relation to the application
This ground, set out at para SUI 9.1, appears under the heading ‘Deception grounds’...
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