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Initial decisions on asylum claims from small boat arrivals 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.

Initial decisions on asylum claims from small boat arrivals: 2018 Q2 to 2025 Q4ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour05k10k15k20182020202220242018 Q2: 4 decisions · published 27 August 20262018 Q3: 15 decisions · published 27 August 20262018 Q4: 261 decisions · published 27 August 20262019 Q1: 198 decisions · published 27 August 20262019 Q2: 391 decisions · published 27 August 20262019 Q3: 732 decisions · published 27 August 20262019 Q4: 492 decisions · published 27 August 20262020 Q1: 459 decisions · published 27 August 20262020 Q2: 1,997 decisions · published 27 August 20262020 Q3: 4,411 decisions · published 27 August 20262020 Q4: 1,409 decisions · published 27 August 20262021 Q1: 1,343 decisions · published 27 August 20262021 Q2: 4,433 decisions · published 27 August 20262021 Q3: 9,467 decisions · published 27 August 20262021 Q4: 10,033 decisions · published 27 August 20262022 Q1: 4,435 decisions · published 27 August 20262022 Q2: 7,893 decisions · published 27 August 20262022 Q3: 17,471 decisions · published 27 August 20262022 Q4: 11,389 decisions · published 27 August 20262023 Q1: 3,612 decisions · published 27 August 20262023 Q2: 6,925 decisions · published 27 August 20262023 Q3: 12,679 decisions · published 27 August 20262023 Q4: 4,394 decisions · published 27 August 20262024 Q1: 5,245 decisions · published 27 August 20262024 Q2: 7,689 decisions · published 27 August 20262024 Q3: 11,139 decisions · published 27 August 20262024 Q4: 11,203 decisions · published 27 August 20262025 Q1: 6,435 decisions · published 27 August 20262025 Q2: 12,970 decisions · published 27 August 20262025 Q3: 13,639 decisions · published 27 August 20262025 Q4: 6,908 decisions · published 27 August 2026
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The chart as a table
PeriodInitial decisions on asylum claims from small boat arrivals
2018 Q24 decisions
2018 Q315 decisions
2018 Q4261 decisions
2019 Q1198 decisions
2019 Q2391 decisions
2019 Q3732 decisions
2019 Q4492 decisions
2020 Q1459 decisions
2020 Q21,997 decisions
2020 Q34,411 decisions
2020 Q41,409 decisions
2021 Q11,343 decisions
2021 Q24,433 decisions
2021 Q39,467 decisions
2021 Q410,033 decisions
2022 Q14,435 decisions
2022 Q27,893 decisions
2022 Q317,471 decisions
2022 Q411,389 decisions
2023 Q13,612 decisions
2023 Q26,925 decisions
2023 Q312,679 decisions
2023 Q44,394 decisions
2024 Q15,245 decisions
2024 Q27,689 decisions
2024 Q311,139 decisions
2024 Q411,203 decisions
2025 Q16,435 decisions
2025 Q212,970 decisions
2025 Q313,639 decisions
2025 Q46,908 decisions
GovernmentInheritedLeft at / latestChange during government
Labour 2024–5 July 2024 – present7,6892024 Q26,9082025 Q4↓ 10.2%−781
Conservative 2019–202413 December 2019 – 5 July 20247322019 Q37,6892024 Q2↑ 950.4%+6,957
Conservative 2017–20199 June 2017 – 13 December 2019No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 2015–20178 May 2015 – 9 June 2017No complete period was published before this government took office.
Coalition 2010–201511 May 2010 – 8 May 2015No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2005–20106 May 2005 – 11 May 2010No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 2001–20058 June 2001 – 5 May 2005No complete period was published before this government took office.
Labour 1997–20012 May 1997 – 7 June 2001No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1992–199710 April 1992 – 2 May 1997No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1987–199212 June 1987 – 9 April 1992No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1983–198710 June 1983 – 11 June 1987No complete period was published before this government took office.
Conservative 1979–19834 May 1979 – 9 June 1983No complete period was published before this government took office.