Simplification of the Immigration Rules: Report
Law Commission report with recommendations to simplify the immigration rules.
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Improvements to the way that Immigration Rules are written and presented would make them easier to follow for applicants and save the Government almost 拢70 million over ten years.
皇冠体育app report, which does not make any recommendations around substantive immigration policy, recommends a complete redrafting of the Rules with the aim of creating simplified and more easily accessible Rules that offer increased legal certainty and transparency for applicants.
皇冠体育app recommended changes include improvements to how the Rules are structured, drafted and maintained, and include a twice-yearly limit to updates to the Rules. 皇冠体育app improvements extend to how the Rules interact with supporting guidance and application forms.
皇冠体育app report also recommends that the Home Office consider introducing a less prescriptive approach to evidence required from applicants. 皇冠体育app overly-detailed approach has led to an increasing number of amendments to the Rules, making them more difficult to follow. By reducing the level of detail and prescription, there is a reduced need for frequent amendment.
皇冠体育app recommendations would help to build trust, increase public confidence and bring reputational benefit to the UK internationally. For the Home Office, financial savings worth almost 拢70 million over ten years would derive from fewer mistakes and speedier decision-making, a resulting potential reduction in administrative reviews, appeals and judicial reviews, and from a system which is easier to maintain.