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News: December 2010

High Court declares temporary migration cap unlawful

December 17, 2010

The temporary cap on non-EU migrants introduced by the Home Office in July 2010 has today been declared unlawful by the High Court, following a judicial review. The decision is based on the government’s failure to follow proper Parliamentary procedure when introducing the temporary cap. The main impact of the temporary cap was that UK Border Agency officials unilaterally reduced the number of Certificates of Sponsorship which individual employers were able to …

High Court declares temporary migration cap unlawful