Brexit and UK and EU immigration policy

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This project will examine the implications of Brexit for the current arrangements for free movement of workers within the EU; and the resulting economic (and political) implications for the UK. We will focus on the following topics:(i) Options for a new post-Brexit immigration system. Brexit is likely to result in the most far-reaching changes to the UK immigration system since (at least) the Commonwealth Immigration Act of 1962. As yet, there is little or no detail on what a new system might look like. As the Brexit process and negotiations progress, we will provide a comprehensive analysis of the possible options and of the (political, administrative and legal) feasibility of proposals from the government and others.(ii) Legal and administrative implications. Changes to free movement will have implications that go well beyond what happens at the UK's borders, or indeed the immigration system itself. They will require profound changes to UK law, in particular employment law, and on our current system of labour market regulation. We will aim to explore and explain these implications, in particular how they are likely to affect employers, businesses and individuals. (ii) Economic and labour market impacts. Changes to free movement and the broader immigration system will have significant effects on the UK economy and labour market. We will aim to produce evidence-based assessments of these economic and labour market impacts, moving beyond the necessarily broad-brush approaches of previous analyses, and based on the most recent empirical literature (iv) Interaction with other aspects of Brexit - in particular trade in services The Brexit debate so far has tended to regard trade and migration a as two separate issues - linked politically, but not economically. But trade in services and free movement of workers are closely related, practically, legally and economically. We will explore the interactions between the two; the implications for future trading arrangements between the UK and EU; and potential broader impacts on key sectors. In all of these areas our aim will be to produce timely and accessible, but rigorous analysis of potential policies and their impacts. At the same time we will track and participate in the ongoing public debate, and will adjust our research agenda to reflect wider political and policy developments to ensure our continued relevance. The outputs will be a combination of synthesis of existing work across a number of disciplines and new research, quantitative and qualitative. Building on UKICE's existing networks and strong track record, as well as our own media profiles and policy contacts, we envisage a very active programme of dissemination through both traditional and innovative channels.