Policy background
The United Kingdom’s legal immigration system has been reformed by the ending of free movement and the introduction of a new points-based immigration system. This Act is intended to tackle illegal migration, reform the asylum system and control the UK borders.
	Under new proposals, how someone enters the United Kingdom will impact on how a claim progresses through the system and the type of status granted in the UK if that claim is successful. The asylum framework will be streamlined, ensuring cases and appeals are dealt with more effectively, while improving the Home Office’s ability to remove those with no right to remain, including Foreign National Offenders (FNOs). At the same time, the Government’s aim is to strengthen safe and legal routes, offering protection to refugees fleeing persecution, and fixing historical anomalies in British nationality law.