Research and statistics

A report into labour shortages in the construction and hospitality sectors and the potential use of the immigration system as a response.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 15 March 2023

• Construction and hospitality shortage review (accessible)

  Introduction The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) was commissioned by…

The Home Office has published a review of settlement applications by Tier 1 (General) migrants, which found refusals under paragraph 322(5) were correct.

• Document type: Research
• Organisation: Home Office and 1 others
• Updated: 5 September 2022

• Review of applications by Tier 1 (General) migrants refused under paragraph 322(5) of the Immigration Rules (accessible version)

  Executive summary Tier 1 (General), introduced in 2008 to replace the…

A report by Revealing Reality about recruitment and retention in adult social care.

• Document type: Independent report
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 12 July 2022

• Recruitment and retention in adult social care: a qualitative study (accessible)

  Migration Advisory Committee Revealing Reality June 2022 About Revealing…

Report on the usage of the Intra-company Transfer route.

• Document type: Independent report
• Part of a collection: Migration Advisory Committee: commissioned research
• Organisation: Home Office
• Updated: 4 November 2021

Report comparing immigration policy towards social care across the OECD.

• Document type: Independent report
• Part of a collection: Migration Advisory Committee: commissioned research
• Organisation: Home Office
• Updated: 1 September 2021

Report on the work of the MAC during David Metcalf's 9 years as chair.

• Document type: Independent report
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 24 August 2016

MAC report on its review of whether nurses should stay on the UK shortage occupation list.

• Document type: Independent report
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 24 March 2016

MAC report on its analysis of the Tier 1 Entrepreneur and Graduate Entrepreneur routes.

• Document type: Independent report
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 29 October 2015

Partial review of the shortage occupation lists for the UK and Scotland by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC).

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 25 February 2015

Migration Advisory Committee report on the the growth of European Union (EU) and non-EU labour in low-skilled jobs and its impact on the UK.

• Document type: Independent report
• Part of a collection: Migration Advisory Committee: reports
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 22 July 2014

A study to develop understanding of the supply and demand factors affecting the low-skilled labour market.

• Document type: Independent report
• Part of a collection: Migration Advisory Committee: commissioned research
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 8 July 2014

Migration Advisory Committee report on the investment limits and economic benefits of the Tier 1 (Investor) route.

• Document type: Independent report
• Part of a collection: Migration Advisory Committee: reports
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 25 February 2014

Report on the labour force composition in low skilled sectors of the UK economy for the Migration Advisory Committee.

• Document type: Independent report
• Part of a collection: Migration Advisory Committee: commissioned research
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 1 July 2013

Report on the economic and labour market impacts of Tier 1 entrepreneur and investor migrants to the UK.

• Document type: Independent report
• Part of a collection: Migration Advisory Committee: commissioned research
• Organisation: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 1 July 2013

The report analyses the composition of the workforce in the low skilled sectors of the UK economy (Warwick Institute report).

• Document type: Independent report
• Part of a collection: Migration Advisory Committee: commissioned research
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 1 July 2013

How closing the Sectors-Based Scheme and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme will affect the food processing and horticultural sectors.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Part of a collection: Migration Advisory Committee: reports
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 1 May 2013

Migration Advisory Committee analysis report on revised UK shortage occupation list for Tier 2 of jobs skilled to NQF level 6 and above.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Part of a collection: Migration Advisory Committee: reports
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 1 October 2012

Report on the limits of migration in relation to the limit on Tier 2 (general) for 2012 to 2013 by the Migration Advisory Committee.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Part of a collection: Migration Advisory Committee: reports
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 1 February 2012

Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report on the transitional restrictions for Bulgarian and Romanian nationals to access the UK labour market.

• Document type: Independent report
• Part of a collection: Migration Advisory Committee: reports
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 1 November 2011

The Migration Advisory Committee's review of the transitional restrictions on access of Bulgarian and Romanian nationals to the UK labour market.

• Document type: Research and analysis
• Organisation: Migration Advisory Committee
• Updated: 1 November 2011