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Foreign national offender returns by destination under each government
The full published series with each government’s time in office shaded. The table gives the level each government inherited and the last complete period before it left. Changes describe the period, not a cause. Definitions and caveats are on the metric page.
The chart as a table
| Period | Foreign national offender returns by destination |
|---|---|
| 2010 Q1 | 1,348 returns |
| 2010 Q2 | 1,272 returns |
| 2010 Q3 | 1,427 returns |
| 2010 Q4 | 1,336 returns |
| 2011 Q1 | 1,382 returns |
| 2011 Q2 | 1,077 returns |
| 2011 Q3 | 1,155 returns |
| 2011 Q4 | 1,147 returns |
| 2012 Q1 | 1,283 returns |
| 2012 Q2 | 1,150 returns |
| 2012 Q3 | 1,161 returns |
| 2012 Q4 | 1,251 returns |
| 2013 Q1 | 1,241 returns |
| 2013 Q2 | 1,290 returns |
| 2013 Q3 | 1,236 returns |
| 2013 Q4 | 1,286 returns |
| 2014 Q1 | 1,357 returns |
| 2014 Q2 | 1,312 returns |
| 2014 Q3 | 1,282 returns |
| 2014 Q4 | 1,444 returns |
| 2015 Q1 | 1,415 returns |
| 2015 Q2 | 1,543 returns |
| 2015 Q3 | 1,543 returns |
| 2015 Q4 | 1,523 returns |
| 2016 Q1 | 1,512 returns |
| 2016 Q2 | 1,766 returns |
| 2016 Q3 | 1,591 returns |
| 2016 Q4 | 1,568 returns |
| 2017 Q1 | 1,703 returns |
| 2017 Q2 | 1,611 returns |
| 2017 Q3 | 1,475 returns |
| 2017 Q4 | 1,503 returns |
| 2018 Q1 | 1,557 returns |
| 2018 Q2 | 1,430 returns |
| 2018 Q3 | 1,275 returns |
| 2018 Q4 | 1,256 returns |
| 2019 Q1 | 1,312 returns |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,338 returns |
| 2019 Q3 | 1,220 returns |
| 2019 Q4 | 1,258 returns |
| 2020 Q1 | 997 returns |
| 2020 Q2 | 372 returns |
| 2020 Q3 | 811 returns |
| 2020 Q4 | 764 returns |
| 2021 Q1 | 441 returns |
| 2021 Q2 | 844 returns |
| 2021 Q3 | 731 returns |
| 2021 Q4 | 690 returns |
| 2022 Q1 | 799 returns |
| 2022 Q2 | 689 returns |
| 2022 Q3 | 806 returns |
| 2022 Q4 | 770 returns |
| 2023 Q1 | 873 returns |
| 2023 Q2 | 1,017 returns |
| 2023 Q3 | 1,016 returns |
| 2023 Q4 | 1,137 returns |
| 2024 Q1 | 1,116 returns |
| 2024 Q2 | 1,256 returns |
| 2024 Q3 | 1,308 returns |
| 2024 Q4 | 1,417 returns |
| 2025 Q1 | 1,239 returns |
| 2025 Q2 | 1,369 returns |
| 2025 Q3 | 1,395 returns |
| 2025 Q4 | 1,729 returns |
| 2026 Q1 | 1,456 returns |
| 2026 Q2 | 1,382 returns |
| Government | Inherited | Left at / latest | Change during government |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present | 1,2562024 Q2 | 1,3822026 Q2 | ↑ 10.0%+126 |
| Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 2024 | 1,2202019 Q3 | 1,2562024 Q2 | ↑ 3.0%+36 |
| Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019 | 1,7032017 Q1 | 1,2202019 Q3 | ↓ 28.4%−483 |
| Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017 | 1,4152015 Q1 | 1,7032017 Q1 | ↑ 20.4%+288 |
| Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015 | 1,3482010 Q1 | 1,4152015 Q1 | ↑ 5.0%+67 |
| Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010 | No complete period was published before this government took office. | ||
| Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005 | No complete period was published before this government took office. | ||
| Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001 | No complete period was published before this government took office. | ||
| Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997 | No complete period was published before this government took office. | ||
| Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992 | No complete period was published before this government took office. | ||
| Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987 | No complete period was published before this government took office. | ||
| Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983 | No complete period was published before this government took office. | ||