But that could end next year after the Home Office ended a long-standing arrangement which allows foreign sheep shearers to ...

The Home Office has agreed to extend a visa concession for sheep shearers from Australia and New Zealand for one “final” year. The concession has been in place for a number of years, allowing highly ...

Northumberland MPs welcome the news overseas shearers will be allowed to work for one more year.

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Shadow farming minister Robbie Moore has heralded a Government decision to allow a concessionary visa scheme for sheep shearers to continue for a year, to avert an animal welfare crisis.

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The Home Office has agreed to extend a visa concession for sheep shearers from Australia and New Zealand for one “final” year. The ...

The UK approves visas for overseas sheep shearers after warnings of worker shortages and potential animal welfare risks ahead of the summer season.