Initial decisions on asylum claims during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
2016 → 2018 · 2 periods
↓ 6.6%−2,042 people
Initial decisions on asylum claims fell by 6.6% over the period, from 31,011 people (2016, the level when the government took office) to 28,969 (2018, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level 2016: 31,011
Level when it left 2018: 28,969
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.