Immigration
Information Sources
- Home Office: Immigration system statistics data tables: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables
- Home Office: Research and Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=home-office&order=relevance
- ONS: Long-term international migration, provisional: year ending December 2024: https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/internationalmigration/bulletins/longterminternationalmigrationprovisional/yearendingdecember2024
- Asylum Seekers receiving assistance by local authority and region: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68a34956cd7b7dcfaf2b5e62/support-local-authority-datasets-jun-2025.xlsx
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Responses
Private Contractors
Companies finding accommodation for newcomers to UK: Serco, Mears and Clearsprings.
Definitions
- Irregular Migration
- Unauthorized entry into the UK, such as via small boats or clandestine methods, focusing on detection rather than legal outcomes.
- Asylum Claims
- Formal requests for protection by individuals fearing persecution, often made after irregular or regular entry, processed to determine eligibility for refugee status.
- Refugee Status
- Legal protection granted to those with a proven fear of persecution or resettled through official schemes, providing indefinite leave and rights in the UK.