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Hannah Randolph

About Hannah Randolph

Hannah is a Fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute. She specialises in applied social policy analysis with a focus on social security, poverty and inequality, labour supply, and immigration.
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What tighter immigration controls mean for Scotland

May 21, 2025 by Hannah Randolph Leave a Comment

Last week, the UK Government published a white paper laying out their reforms to the immigration system. The reforms are aimed at reducing net international migration to the UK, which peaked at 906,000 in 2023 and was 728,000 in 2024. The Government estimates that the measures announced will reduce net migration to the UK by about 100,000 people per year, although they have not … [Read more...] about What tighter immigration controls mean for Scotland

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