Migration Advisory Committee reports and publications

This page enables you to access all the Migration Advisory Committee's (MAC) reports and publications to date.

For information about the background to reports published before May 2010, and the press releases that accompanied them, see the UK government web archive.

Migrant Seasonal Workers: The impact on the horticulture and food processing sectors of closing the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme and the Sectors Based Scheme (May 2013)

Full review of the recommended shortage occupation lists for the UK and Scotland, a sunset clause and the creative occupations (February 2013)

Report on the list of occupations skilled at NQF level 6 and above and review of the Tier 2 codes of practice (October 2012)

Report on the limit on Tier 2 (General) for 2012/13 and associated policies (February 2012)

Analysis of the impacts of migration (January 2012)

Review of the minimum income requirement for sponsorship under the family migration route (November 2011)

Report on restrictions for workers from Bulgaria and Romania (November 2011)

Report on settlement of skilled migrant workers (November 2011)

Skilled shortage sensible - full review of the recommended shortage occupation lists for the UK and Scotland - September 2011

Skilled, shortage, sensible - call for evidence (March 2011)

Analysis of the points-based system - revised UK shortage occupation list for Tier 2 comprising jobs skilled to NQF level 4 and above (March 2011)

Report on anaylsis of the points-based system - list of occupations skilled to NQF level 4 and above for Tier 2 (February 2011)

Report on limits for Tier 1 and Tier 2 for 2011/12 and supporting policies (November 2010)

Report into the possible exclusion of London weighting from earnings in calculations under the points-based system (August 2010)

MAC consultation on level of first annual limit on economic migration (June 2010)

Third review of recommended shortage occupation lists for the UK and Scotland (March 2010)

Skilled, shortage, sensible: Review of the Methodology (March 2010)

Second review of recommended shortage occupation lists for the UK and Scotland (October 2009)

Analysis of Tier 1, Tier 2 and dependants under the points-based system (April, August and December 2009)

First review of recommended shortage occupation lists for the UK and Scotland (April 2009)

Review of transitional measures for A8 nationals (April 2009)

The labour market impact of relaxing restrictions on employment of A2 nationals (December 2008)

First recommended shortage occupation lists for the UK and Scotland (September 2008)

Identifying skilled occupations where migration can sensibly help to fill labour shortages (January and February 2008)