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Press Round-Up: Regulatory and Professional Discipline – August and September 2025
Imogen Roberts
At a time when there is a global race for top tech talent, the UK needs to not only offer routes to live and work in the UK, but such options need to be attractive in order to stand out in an increasingly competitive international market.
Yesterday, a ministerial statement was made which confirms the dates that some of the changes will start.
Tech Nation has remained the endorsing body for the digital technology branch of the “Global Talent” visa since the programme was launched in 2014, back when it was known as the Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) visa. As an endorsing body, Tech Nation reviews applications from talented people in tech from all over the globe. The applications are assessed against a set criterion, with successful applicants endorsed as having “Exceptional Promise” or “Exceptional Talent”. If endorsed, individuals can use this to apply for a Global Talent visa, which allows them to live and work in the UK.
‘…the evidence is clear that strong, supportive families make for more stable communities and happier individuals. I wouldn’t be where I am today without the love of my family, the kindness they gave me, the sacrifices they made for me, and the values they taught me…’
With the UK Chancellor’s budget announcement tomorrow, many UK businesses will be hoping for some good news on the recruitment front to help alleviate current skills shortages across a range of industries. They are likely to get short shrift. The Government has repeatedly pushed back on requests for sector specific carve-outs to deal with post-Brexit recruitment blocks. Instead, its relentless focus has been on the much more popular and palatable high-skilled immigration, attracting the “brightest and the best” with a focus on innovation, research and technology and the exceptionally talented.
Imogen Roberts
Sharon Burkill
Jenny Higgins
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