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Digital Status and Immigration Policy

The Home Office is managing digital identity and immigration status systems, including changes to the EU Settlement Scheme and implementation of electronic travel authorisation enforcement. The policy involves balancing settlement routes, right to work provisions, and data protection requirements while maintaining consistency in immigration rules and protecting the UK's international reputation.

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13 Mar 2026 | Committee report linked

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 …

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18 Sep 2020 | Committee report linked

The Department told us that it has high hopes for its modernisation and transformation projects. However, the NAO reported that the Department agrees funding for its transformation projects on an annual basis, and their longer-term development is therefore uncertain.64 We heard that e-visas and the introduction of its Atlas programme would provide a better grip on an individual’s immigration data. The Department claimed that Atlas would ensure that it held correct and up-to-date data on immig...

The Department told us that it has high hopes for its modernisation and transformation projects. However, the NAO reported that the Department agrees funding for its transformation projects on an annual basis, and their longer-term development is therefore uncertain.64 We …

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