MAC Recommends Reforms of UK Shortage Occupation List

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has published its latest review of the UK’s Shortage Occupation List (SOL). The review was originally commissioned in August 2022 and covers information from the MAC’s own research as well as input from wider stakeholder engagement through its Call for Evidence. In the report, published on 3 October 2023, the MAC […]
What is the UK Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS)?

The UK Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) was designed to offer favourable trading terms to certain developing nations when importing into the UK. The following guide to the DCTS looks at what this scheme offers, in particular when compared with the UK’s previous Generalised Scheme of Preferences, as well as who can use the scheme […]