1 July 2024
What a 744% increase in sponsor licence applications says about immigration policies in parties’ manifestos
The current government is intent on lowering net migration to the UK. All but eradicating the ability for students and care workers to bring family members with them to the UK are policies already significantly affecting numbers.
26 June 2024
Windrush Day - 22 June 2024
Saturday 22 June 2024 marks the seventh national celebration of Windrush Day and 76 years since HMT Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in Essex, bringing over 500 Caribbean nationals to help rebuild Britain after the Second World War.
19 June 2024
More changes to the EU Settlement Scheme
A series of changes to the EU Settlement Scheme have resulted from the February 2023 High Court judgement in the Independent Monitoring Authority (IMA) case. The judgement said that in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement when the UK left the EU, pre-settled status holders do not lose their residency right upon failure to make an application for settled status before their pre-settled status expires.
17 June 2024
What do the main political parties’ manifestos tell us about the future of UK immigration policy?
Opinion polls may be divided as to how high a priority immigration policy is for the electorate but with at least one party labelling this the ‘immigration election’, it is certainly an area which is set to attract significant scrutiny in the manifestos released this week. We set out here a comparison of the main political parties’ immigration policies – as set out in their manifestos – and consider what it could mean for future UK immigration policy.
10 June 2024
Are personal details in asylum claims kept confidential? Protecting the privacy of asylum seekers and safeguarding confidentiality
Asylum seekers often find themselves in a vulnerable position, sharing sensitive and confidential information with the Home Office to support their asylum claims. Their cooperation is required to substantiate their claim and they rely on the understanding that this information will remain confidential and, most crucially, will not be shared with the authorities of their country of nationality.
