In order to inform policy making, the government reviews and notes the wider evidence on the economic and fiscal impacts of immigration on an ongoing basis. This evidence base includes the wider academic literature, and a range of reports commissioned or produced by the government looking at specific impacts, for example those produced by the independent Migration Advisory Committee. In addition, policies that influence migration are assessed using the government's impact assessment process which models the economic impact of the policy change using assumptions based on a range of evidence and the academic literature. Home Office Impact Assessments are published on gov.uk.<\/p>
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Responsibility for information technology infrastructure in the UK finance sector is primarily for the firms themselves. The Financial Authorities have a role to play in supporting, coordinating and driving change to improve the operational resilience of the sector.<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> In addition to on-going supervisory oversight of technology risk within firms by the Authorities, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) jointly launched, in October 2014, a review of firms\u2019 critical infrastructure and technology resilience. The review <\/strong>focuses on the most significant UK retail deposit-taking organisations and is expected to conclude in mid-2015.<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p>"}
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A preparatory process for launching negotiations on a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) is on-going.<\/strong><\/p>