Asylum grant rate at initial decision during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
2016 → 2018 · 2 periods
↓ 3.3%−1.1% percent
Asylum grant rate at initial decision fell by 3.3% over the period, from 34% percent (2016, the level when the government took office) to 32.9% (2018, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level 2016: 34%
Level when it left 2018: 32.9%
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 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 Withdrawn claims are excluded from the calculation.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.