November 2024 Migration Advisory Committee meeting minutes
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Migration Advisory Committee
2nd Floor, Peel Building NE
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF
181st meeting of Migration Advisory Committee: minutes
Friday 15 November 2024, 10:00 - 12:30
Virtual conference
Attending
Professor Brian Bell
Professor Dina Kiwan
Professor Sergi Pardos-Prado
Dr Madeleine Sumption
Professor Jo Swaffield
Home Office representative
Holly White
MAC Secretariat
Agenda Item 1 – Welcome and introductions
Brian Bell opened the meeting and welcomed the attendees and new joiners.
Agenda Item 2 – Home Office, MAC Secretariat and MAC updates
A Home Office representative gave an update on the financial impact of the Budget. He spoke about the large parliamentary agenda on the horizon, and the Home Secretary will soon provide evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee. The ONS will publish net migration statistics in November.
Holly White gave a progress update on resourcing in the Committee and on the progress of the Deputy Chair position recruitment. She gave an update about resourcing for the Secretariat. On committee papers she updated on the approach we will adopt, which will be in place from the New Year.
Brian updated on the data issues he discussed with Jennifer Rubin in an initial discussion. He spoke about the issues with data matching of applicants and dependents.
Agenda item 3 – Annual report: Work immigration chapter
A member of the Secretariat shared a proposed draft for the work immigration chapter. The Committee gave feedback on the content included and suggested changes.
Agenda item 4 – Annual report: Fiscal chapter
A member of the Secretariat shared analysis for the fiscal chapter of the Annual Report. The Committee discussed the methodology and assumptions.
Agenda item 5 – Annual report: Seasonal work, governance report, other
A member of the Secretariat shared a proposed draft for the seasonal work chapter of the Annual Report and governance report. The Committee gave feedback on the content included and suggested changes.
Agenda item 6 – IT/engineering review: Policy discussion
A member of the Secretariat gave an update on the focus groups that had been held and shared the proposed recommendations. The Committee gave feedback on these.
Agenda item 10 – AOB
The Committee and Secretariat discussed about following up with specific groups for the Minimum Income Requirement Call for Evidence to ensure a range of views are represented.