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  • Shortage jobs list halved

    The government has announced that the number of potential posts open to skilled migrant workers will be reduced by around 270,000.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Barnardo's help asylum families

    Children's charity Barnardo's will provide support and accommodation to migrants who have no right to be in the UK, it was announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Closure of the worker registration scheme

    This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons on 10 March 2011 by Damian Green and in the House of Lords by Baroness …

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New family returns process begins

    Damian Green has committed to putting the welfare of children at centre stage when returning families with no right to be here.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Applications for British citizenship: war crimes screening

    This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons on 1 March 2011 by Damian Green, and in the House of Lords by Baroness Neville…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New family returns process begins

    A radical new process for managing the return of families found to have no right to be in the UK starts today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Charging for immigration and nationality services 2011-12

    This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons on 28 February 2011 by Damian Green, and in the House of Lords by Baroness…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • South Yorkshire addresses targetted in sham marriage raid

    An international sham marriage gang was targeted this morning in a series of raids on addresses across South Yorkshire.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Visa reforms for workers

    Details about the government's annual limit for the number of non-EU workers have been unveiled today alongside changes to work visas.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government outlines visa reforms for workers

    New details of the government's radical changes to the work visa route were unveiled by the Home Office today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Equality Act 2010

    This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons on 15 February 2011 by Damian Green and the House of Lords by Baroness…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National identity register destroyed as government consigns ID card scheme to history

    National Identity Register (NIR), built to hold the fingerprints and personal details of millions of ID card holders, publicly destroyed.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Migrant job recommendations will be 'studied in detail'

    Minister responds to expert advice about which occupations should qualify under the 'skilled' route to the UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fourteen arrests in sham marriage crackdown

    Addresses across the North East have been targeted by officers in a month-long crackdown on sham marriages.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Appointment of new Deputy Immigration Services Commissioner

    Statement made on 3 February 2011 by the Minister of State for Immigration Damian Green, and in the House of Lords by Baroness Neville-Jones

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Immigration: Damian Green's speech to the Reform Think Thank

    Immigration minister Damian Green gave this speech to the Reform Think Thank on Tuesday 1 February 2011.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Student visa reform

    The immigration minister has addressed criticisms by leading figures in higher education who oppose plans for fewer foreign students.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Student consultation closes on 31 January

    As a public consultation on reforming the system for allowing people to study in the UK draws to a close, the government has today called on people to make their views heard.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Have your say on student visa reform

    The Government has today called on people to take this opportunity to make their views heard on student visa reform.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • ID cards no longer valid

    From midnight tonight identity cards can no longer be used to prove identity or to travel in Europe.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government