Control Of Immigration

Quarterly Statistical Summary, United Kingdom, January/February/March 2010

• Posted on Jun 1, 2010

Control Of Immigration: Quarterly Statistical Summary, United Kingdom, January/February/March 2010

Removals up 4%
Detention up 2% - 220 persons had been in for over a year
10% of children detained were released back into their *communities
37% of adults detained were released back into their *communities
Grants of asylum down 93%

Download the Statistical Summary http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs10/immiq110.pdf
Download the Supplementary excel tables http://rds.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs10/immiq110supp.xls

All data below is extracted from Statistical Summary, 1st quarter 2010

Enforcement and compliance (AKA removals/deportations)

* In Q1 2010, 2,700 principal applicants were removed or departed voluntarily from the UK, 4 per cent higher than in Q1 2009 (2,605).

* Including dependants, 2,870 asylum seekers were removed or departed voluntarily from
the UK in Q1 2010, 2 per cent higher than in Q1 2009 (2,805).

* 865 asylum seekers left under Assisted Voluntary Return schemes in Q1 2010 (805 principal applicants and 60 dependants), 13 per cent higher than Q1 2009 (770).
… 290 asylum seekers left via other types of voluntary departures13 in Q1 2010, 15 per cent lower than in Q1 2009 (340).

* In Q1 2010, 15,040 persons were removed or departed voluntarily from the United Kingdom, 5 per cent lower than in Q1 2009 (15,840). There was an increase of 2 per cent to 2,870 for those leaving who had claimed asylum (including dependants) and a decrease of 7 per cent to 12,170 for non-asylum cases.

* Of those leaving in Q1 2010, 4,840 persons were initially refused entry at port (37 per cent lower than in Q1 2009), 5,125 were enforced removals and notified voluntary departures (12 per cent higher than in Q1 2009), 1,405 persons left under Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes (15 per cent higher than in Q1 2009), and 3 670 were other voluntary departures (56 per cent higher than in Q1 2009).

* Based on management information, 1,22512 foreign national prisoners were removed in Q1 2010 compared with 1,40512 in Q1 2009. 5,36012 foreign national prisoners were removed in the financial year 2009/10; the UK Border Agency target for 2009/10 was to remove 6,000 foreign national prisoners.

Removals and voluntary departures by 'harm' assessment - financial year 2009/10
In accordance with Public Service Agreement 3 Indicator 4 (Increase the proportion of 'higher harm' enforced removals and voluntary departures)15, the UK Border Agency has developed a harm matrix which is based on the following removal categories:

Category A (high) - including serious criminal offences such as terrorist activity, murder, rape, people and drug trafficking, violent crime and child abuse.

Category B (medium) - other criminal offences including illegal working, dishonest claim for asylum support and identity fraud.

Category C (low) - other offences, not linked to any of the above more serious criminality, including minor immigration offences, a drain on public funds and antisocial behaviour.

'Higher harm' removals are defined as those in categories A and B. Figures for 2009/10 in those categories and Category C are as follows:

Removals and voluntary departures by harm assessment category - financial year 2009/10
Harm assessment categories
A (high) 4,200
B (medium) 6,710
C (low) 25,525
Cases to be assessed (1) 1,310
Total 37,745

Persons entering detention - Key findings for Q1 2010 (based on management information):
* A total of 6,895 people entered detention, held solely under Immigration Act powers in Q1 2010, 2 per cent higher than in Q1 2009 (6,780). Of these, 3,485 (51 per cent of the total) were asylum detainees, 6 per cent lower than in Q1 2009 (3,710).

* Of the 6,895 people entering detention in Q1 2010, 4,400 (64 per cent of the total) entered UK Border Agency Removal Centres and 2,495 (36 per cent of the total) entered UK Border Agency Short Term Holding Facilities.

* 230 children entered detention, held solely under Immigration Act powers in Q1 2010, 3 per cent lower than in Q1 2009 (235). Of these, 180 (78 per cent of the total) were asylum detainees, 1 per cent higher than in Q1 2009 (180).

People detained, 1,090 had been in detention for less than 29 days, 485 for between 29 days and two months, 465 for between two and four months, 225 for between four and six months, 315 for between six months and a year, and 220 for over a year.

* Management information shows that there were 15 families with children in detention solely under Immigration Act powers as at 31 March 2010.

* A total of 6,690 people left detention, held solely under Immigration Act powers in Q1 2010. Of these, 3,385 (51 per cent of the total) were asylum detainees.

* 200 children left detention in Q1 2010. Of these, 155 (78 per cent of the total) were asylum detainees.

* A total of 4,205 people (held solely under Immigration Act powers) were removed from the UK upon leaving detention in Q1 2010, 4 per cent higher than in Q1 2009 (4,035). Of these, 1,810 (43 per cent of the total) were asylum detainees, 11 per cent higher than in Q1 2009 (1,635).

* 90 children were removed from the UK upon leaving detention in Q1 2010, 18 per cent lower than in Q1 2009 (110).

Asylum
* The number of applications for asylum, excluding dependants, was 48 per cent lower in Q1 2010 (4,355) compared with Q1 2009 (8,380). Over half of this decrease was accounted for by the number of applicants from Zimbabwe, which reduced from 2,925 in Q1 2009 to 450 in Q1 2010.

* In Q1 2010, 5,445 initial asylum decisions were made, excluding dependants, an increase of 6 per cent compared with Q1 2009 (5,145). 76 per cent of initial decisions were refusals, 15 per cent were grants of asylum and 10 per cent were grants of Humanitarian Protection or Discretionary Leave.

* Including dependants, the estimated number of applications to the EU27 decreased by 7 per cent in Q1 2010 (58,000)6 compared with Q1 2009 (62,600)6. The UK ranks 14th amongst EU27 countries in terms of asylum seekers per head of population.

* In Q1 2010, the number of fresh claims for asylum, excluding dependants, was 530.

* 15 per cent of initial decisions in Q1 2010 were to grant asylum compared with 29 per cent in Q1 2009. 10 per cent of initial decisions were to grant Humanitarian Protection or Discretionary Leave compared with 12 per cent in Q1 2009. 76 per cent of initial decisions in Q1 2010 were refusals compared with 59 per cent in Q1 2009.

* The number of appeals determined increased by 78 per cent in Q1 2010 (4,850) from Q1 2009 (2,720).

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