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January 2024 Migration Advisory Committee meeting minutes

Updated 31 January 2025

Migration Advisory Committee 
2nd Floor, Peel Building NE 
2 Marsham Street 
London 
SW1P 4DF

171st meeting of Migration Advisory Committee: minutes

Friday 19th January 2024 11:00 to 14:00

In-person conference

Attending

Professor Brian Bell

Professor Dina Kiwan

Professor Sergi Pardos-Prado

Dr Madeleine Sumption

Professor Jo Swaffield

Claire Smith

Holly White

MAC Secretariat

Agenda Item 1 바카라 사이트“ Welcome and Introductions

1. Brian Bell opened the meeting and welcomed the attendees.

Agenda Item 2 바카라 사이트“ Home Office, MAC Secretariat and MAC updates, plus minutes from previous meeting

2. Claire Smith provided an update on activity in the Home Office, referencing the recently commissioned Immigration Salary List (ISL) rapid review and the anticipated Graduate route review. The Home Office has engaged across Whitehall on the detail of the commissions, with the commissioning letter expected shortly for the Graduate route review.

3. Holly White provided an update on work within the Secretariat. Holly highlighted that provisional scoping work had taken place in anticipation of the ISL rapid review deadline and the upcoming Graduate route review commission.

4. Brian gave an update on recent meetings, including those with the new Minister for Legal Migration and Delivery, Tom Pursglove MP, and representatives from the Department for Education.

Agenda Item 3 바카라 사이트“ Immigration Salary List (ISL) Commission

5. A member of the Secretariat provided an overview of ongoing work on the ISL rapid review. This update included a discussion on occupations where further detail is required to inform Committee recommendations.

6. The Committee also identified policy questions for the 바카라 사이트, specifically regarding the policy objectives of the ISL.

Agenda Item 4 바카라 사이트“ Graduate Route Scoping

7. A member of the Secretariat outlined to Committee a potential approach to the Graduate route review; this included what a Call for Evidence may look like, depending on the scope of the commission.

Agenda Item 5 바카라 사이트“ Graduate Route Panel

8. A member of the Secretariat outlined a proposal for an engagement panel for the Graduate route review and how this could work in practice.

Agenda Item 6 바카라 사이트“ Seasonal Work International Comparisons

9. A member of the Secretariat provided a summary of international comparisons work carried out as part of the MAC바카라 사이트™s Seasonal Worker visa inquiry. This update included detail on conversations the Secretariat have had with several international partners and an overview of the major similarities and differences in policy and outcomes between these international schemes.

Agenda Item 7 바카라 사이트“ Seasonal Work Policy Options

10. A member of the Secretariat outlined potential policy recommendations for inclusion in the MAC바카라 사이트™s report on the Seasonal Worker visa. Committee members provided comments and exchanged views on these policy suggestions.

Agenda Item 8 바카라 사이트“ MAC Workplan 2024

11. A member of the Secretariat provided an overview of the MAC바카라 사이트™s 2024 workplan and outlined the resourcing needed for the major pieces of work the MAC expects to work on this year, namely a full review of the ISL, the Graduate route review, and the Seasonal Worker Visa inquiry.

Agenda Item 9 바카라 사이트“ AOB

12. Congratulations were extended to a new permanent appointee within the Secretariat.

Agenda Item 10 바카라 사이트“ Annual Report Lessons Learned

13. The Committee held a lessons learned discussion regarding the MAC바카라 사이트™s 2023 Annual Report.