Asylum grants at initial decision during the Conservative 2015–2017 government
2014 → 2016 · 2 periods
↓ 1.6%−157 people
Asylum grants at initial decision fell by 1.6% over the period, from 10,101 people (2014, the level when the government took office) to 9,944 (2016, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level 2014: 10,101
Level when it left 2016: 9,944
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) granted refugee status, humanitarian protection or another form of leave at initial decision in a 12-month period.
Doesn’t measure: Grants made after a successful appeal, or people offered safe and legal routes such as resettlement.