People offered safe and legal (humanitarian) routes during the Conservative 2015–2017 government
2014 → 2016 · 2 periods
↑ 114.9%+6,015 people
People offered safe and legal (humanitarian) routes rose by 114.9% over the period, from 5,236 people (2014, the level when the government took office) to 11,251 (2016, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level 2014: 5,236
Level when it left 2016: 11,251
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 offered a safe and legal (humanitarian) route to the UK in a 12-month period: resettlement arrivals, British National (Overseas) visa grants, Ukraine scheme visa grants and refugee family reunion visa grants, whether granted in or out of the country.
Doesn’t measure: People granted protection after claiming asylum in the UK, or people who arrived by irregular routes.