The PAC concludes that the PBS is better than its predecessor. Yet, six of its seven recommendations suggest that, to the contrary,it is lacking in control.The reason Labour’s PBS is so deeply flawed is that the basis of the UK’s immigration control, the face to face interview, no longer plays any part in the process. The PBS is mainly a box ticking exercise that places the initiative with those who have a financial interest in a visa being granted. No wonder firms prefer it.
From Control to Dependence: A Review of the Work Visa System
Britain’s work-visa system has been redesigned repeatedly over the past twenty-five years, each time in the name of restoring control. The data tells the opposite story.
September 25, 2026
