To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many applicants claimed asylum only on discovery in each of the last 10 years; how many of those applicants were granted asylum; and how many of those unsuccessful applicants were removed successfully.
Answered on
25 January 2016
Over the last 10 years there have been 83,912 asylum claims made by individuals encountered by local Immigration and Enforcement Staff and the outcome of these cases is detailed below.
Year Of Claim | Grant Asylum | Grant Other | Refused | Other | No Decision | Grand Total |
2005 | 70 | 224 | 1,636 | 220 | - | 2,150 |
2006 | 389 | 713 | 5,222 | 938 | 12 | 7,274 |
2007 | 712 | 743 | 5,525 | 1,244 | - | 8,224 |
2008 | 1,136 | 1,102 | 6,010 | 2,438 | 7 | 10,693 |
2009 | 695 | 898 | 5,236 | 2,360 | 5 | 9,194 |
2010 | 965 | 491 | 4,796 | 1,471 | 2 | 7,725 |
2011 | 1,427 | 428 | 4,597 | 1,476 | 11 | 7,939 |
2012 | 1,618 | 288 | 5,200 | 2,011 | 37 | 9,154 |
2013 | 2,464 | 235 | 5,697 | 1,983 | 145 | 10,524 |
2014 | 4,416 | 266 | 4,570 | 1,389 | 394 | 11,035 |
Grand Total | 13,892 | 5,388 | 48,489 | 15,530 | 613 | 83,912 |
Note: The figures quoted have been derived from internal management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change.
The table below details the 23,264 cases that have been successfully removed from this group of cases.
Year of Claim | Number of Cases |
2005 | 628 |
2006 | 2,461 |
2007 | 2,665 |
2008 | 2,893 |
2009 | 2,628 |
2010 | 2,372 |
2011 | 2,418 |
2012 | 2,598 |
2013 | 2,903 |
2014 | 1,698 |
Grand Total | 23,264 |
Note: The figures quoted have been derived from internal management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change.