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Summary

Managing the Impacts of Migration: A Cross-Government Approach sets out the Government's approach to managing the impacts of international migration locally and nationally. It sets out how we will maximise the economic benefits that migration brings to the UK, while minimising any transitional pressures felt by communities and local service providers. 

This Migration Impacts plan gives details of the Government's programme of current and future work to help local services manage the impacts of migration by:

• Understanding the change that is taking place in our communities by improving local population and migration statistics and through a research programme examining the drivers and economic benefits of migration
• Helping public services respond to migration through specific funding streams for local services and sector support. This includes details of a new fund to help manage the transitional impacts of migration, raised by requiring certain migrants to make a contribution
• Supporting community cohesion - through a programme of work to help new migrants integrate and by breaking down the misconceptions that can cause anxiety in a settled community.

The document therefore sets the foundation for an environment where a healthier and more rational debate on the challenges of migration can take place, stressing the Government's commitment to working closely with our stakeholders towards an update of the plan in early 2009.

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