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Recommendation 10
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The Department stressed that the crucial thing at the point people applied was for them...
Conclusion
The Department stressed that the crucial thing at the point people applied was for them to make clear if there was a time-critical element to their application.12 It told us that it prioritised applications from people who had a job offer and were due to start work within four weeks, which represented 6 C&AG’s Report, para 14 7 Q 10 8 See Annex: Summary of confidential written evidence 9 Q 9 10 Q 5 11 Qq 9-10 12 Q 10 10 about 10% of applications.13 From October 2023 to November 2025, the Department processed 55,706 (30%) of 188,106 applications in fewer than 20 working days.14