We are concerned about the plans to apply the proposed Earned Settlement model to people who are already in the country. It is in the interests of the Home Office, and the UK’s reputation, to be consistent in the application of immigration rules and policy. We agree that the Government needs to weigh and consider the broader impacts of settlement policy on the UK— including what is fair to British people and people already settled here— and understand that extending routes to settlement for a...

We are concerned about the plans to apply the proposed Earned Settlement model to people who are already in the country. It is in the interests of the Home Office, and the UK’s reputation, to be consistent in the application of immigration rules and policy. We agree that the Government needs to weigh and consider the broader impacts of settlement policy on the UK— including what is fair to British people and people already settled here— and understand that extending routes to settlement for at least some people already in the UK is essential for the Government to be able to meet its objective of reducing the impact of the large number of immi Type: conclusion | Number: 33 | Response status: response_pending