By 30 September 2026 the Home Office had not withdrawn, corrected or apologised for the 'granted in error' letters; on 24 September Lord Hanson's written answer HL3398 defended the approach as consistent with the Withdrawal Agreement, and the3million has started a legal challenge instead.
The withdrawal market resolves YES only on a published GOV.UK statement, or a Hansard record, announcing withdrawal or correction of the letters or a formal apology, by 23:59 BST on 30 September 2026. Unattributed departmental briefing to journalists does not count.
Three times since 2014 the Home Office has told large numbers of people that their immigration status rested on an error. What happened next depended mostly on whether the department kept defending its first decision, and less on how many people were hit.