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Foreign national offenders
There are just over 9,000 foreign national offenders (FNOs) in UK prisons – representing 160 nations of the world – making up about 11% of the total prison population of 82,200 (2019). About a third were convicted of violent or sexual offences, about a fifth for drug charges, and others
45,000 work permit cap needed in midst of rocketing redundancies
Summary 1. As unemployment rises, sensible policy measures to protect the well-being of UK people are vital. A cap on the central work permit route leading to settlement – set at 45,000 per year – is needed to safeguard UK workers and jobseekers from the very rapid increase in foreign competition that
150 more trades being opened to global recruitment as unemployment rises
Introduction 1. The government have announced that the qualifications required for foreign workers to come to the UK will be reduced from degree level to “A” level when their new immigration system is introduced on 1 January 2021. 2. Furthermore, there will be no limit on the numbers that employers can recruit
Updated projection of illegal Channel arrivals for 2020
1. The number of people that look set to arrive in the UK via illegal Channel crossing may be on course to approach 10,000 in 2020 should they continue at the rate seen since January. 2. The previous daily record of 235 arrivals on 6 August was vastly surpassed on
What happens to those crossing the Channel illegally?
1. Illegal Channel crossings in small boats are becoming more frequent. So far, 2020 has seen well over 4,000 detected arrivals in contrast to just under 1,900 in 2019. There was a record of 235 people detected arriving in a day in August 2020 (see our Channel Tracking Station).[1] In the
Has the UK become more positive about immigration?
Summary (i) In the midst of suggestions that the public has become less negative about immigration over the past decade, it is clear that stark divisions remain regarding perceptions about the impact of immigration (36% saying it is negative and 35% saying positive, according to YouGov in Feb. 2020). The
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