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Asylum grant rate at initial decision during the Conservative 2015–2017 government

2014 → 2016 · 2 periods

↓ 17.5%−7.2% percent

Asylum grant rate at initial decision fell by 17.5% over the period, from 41.2% percent (2014, the level when the government took office) to 34% (2016, the last complete period before it left office).

  1. Inherited level 2014: 41.2%
  2. Level when it left 2016: 34%
  3. 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.

Asylum grant rate at initial decision: 2010 to Year ending June 2026CoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour0%20%40%60%20102015202020252010: 25.7% percent · published 27 August 20262011: 32.5% percent · published 27 August 20262012: 36.1% percent · published 27 August 20262013: 37.7% percent · published 27 August 20262014: 41.2% percent · published 27 August 20262015: 39.9% percent · published 27 August 20262016: 34% percent · published 27 August 20262017: 31.9% percent · published 27 August 20262018: 32.9% percent · published 27 August 20262019: 52% percent · published 27 August 20262020: 46.3% percent · published 27 August 20262021: 72.2% percent · published 27 August 20262022: 75.9% percent · published 27 August 20262023: 67.2% percent · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2025: 48.2% percent · published 27 August 2026Year ending June 2026: 38.1% percent · published 27 August 2026
Published valueProvisional or revisedLatestOne point a year is drawn; the source publishes overlapping year-ending figures, and every one is in the history table and CSVShaded bands: governments (see labels)Hover or use arrow keys to read a value

Definition and caveats

The percentage of initial decisions on asylum claims from main applicants in a 12-month period that resulted in a grant of protection or other leave. Withdrawn claims are excluded from the calculation.

Doesn’t measure: Dependants, the outcome of appeals, or the share of all people who claimed asylum who were eventually allowed to stay.