{"metric":"returns_by_destination_group","title":"Returns by destination group","topic":"migration","unit":"returns","measure_type":"count","geography":"K02000001","comparison_method":"same_quarter_previous_year","latest":{"period_start":"2026-04-01","period_end":"2026-06-30","period_label":"2026 Q2","value":14594,"status":"provisional","vintage":"2026-08-27"},"comparison":{"period_label":"2025 Q2","value":13309,"vintage":"2026-08-27"},"source":{"publisher":"Home Office","publication":"Immigration system statistics: returns detailed datasets","landing_url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables","sheet":"Data_Ret_D01","table":"Ret_D01","row":"all rows","column":"Number of returns","raw_value":"sum of 2573 rows","file_url":"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a85c4f754bcee010d514572/returns-datasets-jun-2026.xlsx","file_sha256":"7c16d6e2a68ff4866562cde5e96a719013995ca45165c1ff3c547f795ab85e3f","release_date":"2026-08-27","release_label":"Year ending June 2026"},"definition":"The number of returns from the UK in each quarter across all return types (enforced, voluntary and refused entry at port and subsequently departed), split by whether the destination was the person's home country, an EU member state or another country.","does_not_measure":"Enforced or voluntary returns alone, or the specific destination country. The total includes people refused entry at port, which the summary enforced and voluntary series exclude.","links":{"page":"/migration/returns-by-destination-group","series":"/api/metrics/returns_by_destination_group/series","vintages":"/api/metrics/returns_by_destination_group/vintages"}}