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Immigration White Paper 2025 - restoring control over the immigration system
Posted: 15/05/2025
The government's white paper published on 12 May 2025 promises to radically reform the immigration system so that it is 'controlled, managed and fair'. While there has been a lot of talk in the press about the timing of the release of the paper, in reality the government has been working on a proposal to reform the immigration and skills system......>>
New organisation to transform England’s skills system and drive growth
Posted: 31/07/2024
The government has announced the launch of a new body called Skills England to bring together key departments and partners - including central and local government, businesses, training providers, and unions - in order to meet the skills needs of the next decade across all regions and fulfil a shared national ambition to boost the nation’s skills......>>
Immigration – what can businesses expect from the new government?
Posted: 10/07/2024
The Labour Party has won the 2024 UK election with a large majority, ending 14 years of a Conservative government in which immigration had increasingly become a political football. As ministers bed into their new roles and Yvette Cooper becomes the new Home Secretary (having served as Shadow Home Secretary since 2021, and chair of the......>>
General election 2024: immigration and global mobility
Posted: 24/06/2024
Both Labour and the Conservatives say net migration is too high and they are committed to bringing numbers down. Pleasingly, neither have given a specific number to target. While Labour avoids giving a target completely, the Conservatives’ policy is for the Migration Advisory Committee to advise the government each year, based on......>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper announces 2024 partner promotions
Posted: 28/03/2024
Top-50 law firm Penningtons Manches Cooper has announced its partner promotions for 2024, with four individuals joining the partnership from 1 April.
Government immigration rule changes: what does this mean for businesses?
Posted: 20/03/2024
Following the government’s announcement of the five-point legal migration plan and its aim to reduce net migration, the Home Office has published the statement of changes to the Immigration Rules, bringing sweeping changes to the sponsored worker routes. These will come into effect from 4 April 2024......>>
Home secretary announces a five-point plan to reduce net migration
Posted: 06/12/2023
In a statement made to Parliament on 4 December 2023, the Home Secretary, James Cleverley, announced proposed changes which are due to come in the spring of next year. Below is a summary of the five-point plan, the details of which are expected to be provided in a statement of changes, which will be published nearer the time......>>
New UK immigration routes in 2022: Global Business Mobility, High Potential Individual and Scale-up visas
Posted: 18/07/2022
The UK government has announced wide-ranging changes to its Immigration Rules, including the launch of the new Global Business Mobility, High Potential Individual, and Scale-up routes. With these changes being implemented between 11 April 2022 and 22 August 2022, Pat Saini, head of immigration, outlines the new criteria for these visa routes......>>
New immigration routes announced
Posted: 10/09/2021
In July this year, the Government published a new UK Innovation strategy, the details of which are contained in a policy paper. The paper sets out its vision for the UK to be a global hub for innovation. To implement the vision the Government has put in place a strategy setting out four key pillars......>>
Covid-19 right to work checks concessions extended until 20 June 2021
Posted: 13/05/2021
During the Covid-19 pandemic, taking into account the Government’s message to work from home where possible, the Home Office put in place temporary concessions allowing employers to carry out virtual right to work checks......>>

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