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  • Legislation Monitoring

  • Education (Student Support, etc) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) – Legislation Monitoring

    The IMA is liaising with the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure the Student Finance NI Website is updated to reflect the position of late applicants and joining family members.

  • Legislation Monitoring Reports

  • IMA Welcomes Amendments to Proposed Immigration Legislation

    The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreements (IMA) has welcomed amendments to the Border Security Asylum and Immigration Bill which were tabled in the UK Parliament yesterday (Monday 10 March). If agreed, the amendments will help to clarify the rights of citizens under the Withdrawal and Separation Agreements. The IMA has been raising […]

  • Independent Monitoring Authority reflects on first year in operation

    The organisation, which was established at 11pm on 31 December 2020 to monitor public bodies in the UK and Gibraltar to ensure they are upholding citizens’ rights, has resolved several issues where their rights under the Withdrawal and Separation Agreements were at risk of being breached. Some of this work has included: Issuing judicial review […]

  • The Winter Heating Assistance (Pension Age) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025

    Date Legislation considered: 28 November 2025 Date Legislation in force: 11 October 2025 Relevant Withdrawal Agreement/EEA EFTA Separation Agreement Right(s): Article 30 of Title III of Withdrawal Agreement, Article 29 of Title III of EEA EFTA Separation Agreement. The above provisions cover social security coordination What does the legislation do? The Winter Heating Assistance (Pension […]

  • Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC 1333, 14 October 2025

    Date Legislation considered: 4 December 2025 Date Legislation in force: 11 November 2025 – for the purposes of changes considered in this report Relevant Withdrawal Agreement/EEA EFTA Separation Agreement Right(s): Residence What does the legislation do? The Immigration Rules (“the Rules”) are statements by the Secretary of State as to how she will exercise her […]

  • IMA Welcomes Clarification Of Rights For Citizens In New Law

    Section 45 of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 follows extensive discussions between the IMA and the UK Government as well as discussions with the European Commission and stakeholders to ensure that this new legislation resolves the concerns that we have raised. With some limited exceptions, the Act provides that all EUSS status holders will be […]

  • The (Draft) Social Security (Cross-border Provision, Case Transfer and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Regulations 2025

    Date Legislation considered: 3 July 2025 Date Legislation in force: 6 November 2025 (subject to regulation 1(3). Relevant Withdrawal Agreement/EEA EFTA Separation Agreement Right(s): Residence What does the legislation do? The draft Social Security (Cross-border Provision, Case Transfer and Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2025 (“the 2025 Regulations) amend the Child Disability Payment, Adult Disability Payment, Pension […]

  • Illegal Migration Act 2023 (Amendment) Regulations 2024

    Date Legislation considered: 2 August 2024 Date Legislation in force: 23 July 2024 (subject to regulation 1(3)) Relevant Withdrawal Agreement/EEA EFTA Separation Agreement Right(s): Residence What does the legislation do? The Explanatory Memorandum to the Illegal Migration Act 2023 (Amendment) Regulations 2024 (“the Regulations”) states that the Regulations amend “the date of application of the […]