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People in immigration detention by length of detention

People in immigration detention by length of detention: September 2021 to June 2026ConservativeConservativeLabourLabour01k2k202120222023202420252026September 2021: 1,410 people · published 27 August 2026December 2021: 1,179 people · published 27 August 2026March 2022: 1,440 people · published 27 August 2026June 2022: 2,038 people · published 27 August 2026September 2022: 2,077 people · published 27 August 2026December 2022: 1,159 people · published 27 August 2026March 2023: 1,591 people · published 27 August 2026June 2023: 1,924 people · published 27 August 2026September 2023: 1,841 people · published 27 August 2026December 2023: 1,782 people · published 27 August 2026March 2024: 1,913 people · published 27 August 2026June 2024: 1,788 people · published 27 August 2026September 2024: 1,748 people · published 27 August 2026December 2024: 1,940 people · published 27 August 2026March 2025: 1,806 people · published 27 August 2026June 2025: 1,808 people · published 27 August 2026September 2025: 1,962 people · published 27 August 2026December 2025: 2,090 people · published 27 August 2026March 2026: 1,955 people · published 27 August 2026June 2026: 2,152 people · published 27 August 2026
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PeriodPeople in immigration detention by length of detention
September 20211,410 people
December 20211,179 people
March 20221,440 people
June 20222,038 people
September 20222,077 people
December 20221,159 people
March 20231,591 people
June 20231,924 people
September 20231,841 people
December 20231,782 people
March 20241,913 people
June 20241,788 people
September 20241,748 people
December 20241,940 people
March 20251,806 people
June 20251,808 people
September 20251,962 people
December 20252,090 people
March 20261,955 people
June 20262,152 people

Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics: immigration detention detailed datasets, Year ending June 2026 (published 27 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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