Policy update March 2019

An overview of the latest statistics, policy and research on migration issues affecting partner organisations in Yorkshire and Humber. 

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A summary of the report is:

• UK net migration is stable at 283,000. A diverging trend has occurred between non-EU and EU net migration since the EU referendum.
• Arrivals across the Channel have become a new issue.
• The post-Brexit immigration system is being developed through a White Paper and new Immigration Bill.
• There have been 150,000 applications to the EU settlement scheme through pilots as of the end of February. Of those 135,000+ processed, none have been refused. The main scheme will open for all applicants on 30 March. 
• Asylum contracts have been announced for the next decade.
• Next steps on the government’s Integrated Communities Strategy include an Action Plan with specific activities around migration.