Home Office · 8 May 2015 – 9 June 2017

Asylum claims from unaccompanied children during the Conservative 2015–2017 government

2015 Q1 → 2017 Q1 · 8 periods

↑ 4.0%+21 people

Asylum claims from unaccompanied children rose by 4.0% over the period, from 525 people (2015 Q1, the level when the government took office) to 546 (2017 Q1, the last complete period before it left office).

Inherited level 2015 Q1: 525
Level when it left 2017 Q1: 546
method: latest complete period before start / before end

Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.

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Definition and caveats

The number of asylum claims made in each quarter by unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC): people under 18 who claim asylum in the UK without a parent or guardian.

Doesn’t measure: Children who claim as dependants of an adult, age-disputed claimants later found to be adults, or children who arrive without claiming asylum.