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Shortage occupation list should be abolished – Government’s migration advisers

Shortage occupation list should be abolished or heavily reformed – report

Immigration rules that govern the hiring of foreign workers to plug gaps in the UK labour market should be abolished, according to a Government-commissioned report. In a major review, the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) said the ...

03 Oct 2023 at 11:24

Family visa rule changes ‘will not be major player in curbing net migration’

Raising the income threshold for family visas will have a minimal impact on immigration numbers, a Government adviser has said. Rule changes will not be a “major player in reducing net migration”, according to Professor Brian Bell. The ...

13 Dec 2023 at 17:11

Health Secretary says social care sector ‘broadly relaxed’ about visa changes

The social care sector is “broadly relaxed” about changes which will see international care workers banned from bringing dependants when they come to the UK, the Health Secretary has said. Victoria Atkins’ comments were in contrast ...

13 Dec 2023 at 17:52

Review to assess whether graduate visas ‘undermine’ higher education system

The Home Secretary has asked a committee that advises ministers on migration issues to evaluate whether the graduate visa route is “undermining the integrity and quality” of the higher education system. In a letter to the ...

12 Mar 2024 at 18:40

Scrapping graduate visa route ‘would have small effects on net migration’

Scrapping the graduate visa route for international students would have a limited effect on reducing net migration, a Government adviser has suggested. Recent immigration policy changes – such as the ban on many overseas ...

14 May 2024 at 15:29

Graduate visa route should remain in place, say Government’s migration advisers

The UK’s graduate visa route is “not undermining” the integrity and quality of the higher education system and should remain, the Government’s migration advisers have said. The independent Migration Advisory Committee ...

14 May 2024 at 15:31

End of free movement did not increase wages, Government advisers say

The end of freedom of movement has not led to a significant increase in wages, Government advisers have said. A study of the agriculture, manufacturing, hospitality and transport sectors by the Migration Advisory ...

14 Jun 2023 at 16:15

Ministers’ migration adviser backs curtailing length of student visa stays

The head of a committee that advises ministers on migration issues has said his panel supports curbing the amount of time overseas university students can stay in Britain. Professor Brian Bell, chairman of the ...

21 May 2023 at 00:14

Prime Minister says he is considering options to bring down net migration

The Prime Minister has promised action to bring down net migration ahead of fresh data that is expected to show it reached record levels last year. Rishi Sunak told reporters in Japan that he wanted to be ...

21 May 2023 at 12:51

Labour ‘would put time limits on hiring of overseas workers to curb migration’

Labour would impose time limits on the hiring of overseas workers in shortage occupations to restrict immigration, the shadow home secretary has said. Yvette Cooper told the Sunday Telegraph the party ...

27 May 2023 at 22:55

Government should keep offering visas to seasonal workers, advisers say

The Government should keep offering visas to seasonal workers and make the process more flexible, according to immigration advisers. The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) reviewed the Seasonal ...

16 Jul 2024 at 00:01

Starmer sets out new skills body to reduce reliance on overseas workers

Sir Keir Starmer has set out plans to curb reliance on foreign workers by improving skills training in England. The Prime Minister will set out his approach in a speech on Monday, promising a ...

22 Jul 2024 at 09:24

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