Science and analysis play a crucial role in providing the best evidence base to inform policy, and showing the best way forward within a given policy framework. The Home Office’s operational work covers travel and the border, working with the vast majority who comply with the rules and with those that may not: controlling and managing the border; administering passports, visas and asylum applications; applying and enforcing immigration rules.
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Areas of research interest relevant to the Home Office GOVUK
Immigration is one of the most important public policy issues in the UK. It has, over the past ten years, consistently ranked among the top issues of concern to the British public. The current Government has embarked on ...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Oxford
The project aims to inform and engage with media and public debates on migration and public policy, providing transparency and clarity about the evidence base.
Between 2004 and 2007 ten countries joined the European Union. Immigrants from these countries who were already in the UK were regularized overnight and subsequent immigrants have been able to work regularly. It might ha...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Oxford
The project aims to examine the impact of immigration enforcement on irregular migration, providing insights into the effectiveness and limits of enforcement measures.
Targeted policy responses for irregular migration require better knowledge about the characteristics of the irregular migrant population and dynamics of irregular migration, as well as about the effects of policy measure...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER
The project is relevant as it deals with irregular migration and related policies, which is part of the Home Office's operational work, but it does not directly address supporting those who are admitted.