Initial decisions on asylum claims during the Conservative 2015–2017 government
2014 → 2016 · 2 periods
↑ 19.8%+5,128 people
Initial decisions on asylum claims rose by 19.8% over the period, from 25,883 people (2014, the level when the government took office) to 31,011 (2016, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level 2014: 25,883
Level when it left 2016: 31,011
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 people (main applicants and their dependants) who received an initial decision on their asylum claim in a 12-month period, whether a grant, a refusal or a withdrawal.
Doesn’t measure: Appeal decisions, or the final outcome of claims after appeal.