I discuss some of this in a recent piece for @instituteforgovernment.org.uk here: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/shab...
Incredible how complex and vulnerable to human error these changes will be, especially for people already in the UK - Windrush will be the best comparison.
The home secretary’s immigration reforms could put her on collision course with the courts
The key lesson of Windrush IMO is the government should be very careful to change rules that apply to existing groups of immigrants. They will almost certainly lack a holistic sense of the impact. And the government is just crashing straight through that warning
Brilliant to share thoughts on this in @tesmagazine.bsky.social
The government faces steep delivery challenges on the horizon to make progress here.
My favourite bit is the quote from a parent - it was a privilege to speak about the challenges, but also what a difference good services can make.
NEW: The Home Office is ploughing ahead with using AI to conduct asylum seeker age assessments despite knowing it's wildly inaccurate
Its own internal report & our audit of public data find the tech often predicts kids to be adults, & performs worst on the top nationalities arriving on small boats
Mike Slaven
Foreseeably crashing into much bigger version of 2018 Windrush scandal if leadership candidates don't defuse that risk. Scale of risk to next PM in 2028 underestimated: Westminster debate all vibes (plausible soundbites on rights & responsibilities) yet ignores impacts they will be unable to defend
