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The UK government's immigration minister, Caroline Nokes, has set out the government's commitment to support the "Windrush" generation. The "Windrush" generation is a reference to the ship, the Empire Windrush, that brought workers from the West Indies to Britain in 1948.
As negotiations rumble on, Helena Rozman outlines the current position for EU nationals in the UK. Read the article here […]
2018 is a momentous year, in that it marks 100 years since British women were given the right to vote. […]
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) was asked by the UK government to advise on the economic and social impact of the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU) and also on how the UK’s immigration system should be aligned with a modern industrial strategy.
As you will no doubt have seen in the news, progress has been made in phase one of the Brexit negotiations. We have prepared a summary of the position on citizens' rights; whilst it has been stressed that "nothing is agreed until everything is agreed", the lie of the land is starting to look a little clearer for those EEA nationals who are already in the UK.
The Times newspaper has revealed plans by Scottish ministers to pave the way for a bespoke immigration system. Scottish ministers are concerned that Brexit will lead to a fall in immigrant workers, who are vital to the Scottish economy. Alasdair Allan, the Scottish government's Europe minister, raised this as an issue to the Europe Committee earlier in 2017. He said: "The Scottish government will continue to call for a less restrictive and more humane system from the UK which recognises individual and demographic circumstances."
The EU and UK have concluded their fifth round of negotiations. Progress has been made on coming to an agreement in relation to the rights of EU citizens living in the UK. Some points are still to be negotiated.
The UK government’s policy paper setting out its offer to EU citizens and their families in the UK has been […]
The Home Office has sent a communication to interested parties following the government’s publication of a paper outlining its offer […]
It may not have been accompanied by the usual pomp and circumstance, but the Queen’s speech yesterday did give us […]
With the Prime Minister preparing to trigger Article 50 around 15 March, and so begin the process of Britain’s exit […]
Welcome to the December edition of our employment law round-up. In this edition, we couldn’t fail to give you an […]
