Home Office · Immigration system statistics: asylum claims and initial decisions datasets · 5 values
Initial decisions on asylum claims by case outcome group
Initial case outcomes on asylum claims (people, main applicants and their dependants) in each quarter, split by outcome group: grant of protection, grant of other leave, refused, withdrawn and administrative outcome.
latest 12 months to 2026 Q2; 4 quarters summed · total 134,484 people · published 27 August 2026
| Case outcome group | Latest 12 months | Share | Previous 12 months | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Refused | 73,478 | 54.6% | 59,727 | ▲ 23% |
| Grant of Protection | 40,493 | 30.1% | 52,164 | ▼ 22.4% |
| Withdrawn | 16,265 | 12.1% | 18,174 | ▼ 10.5% |
| Administrative Outcome | 2,347 | 1.7% | 7,507 | ▼ 68.7% |
| Grant of Other Leave | 1,901 | 1.4% | 1,316 | ▲ 44.5% |
Source
- Dataset
- Immigration system statistics: asylum claims and initial decisions datasets · sheet Data_Asy_D02
- Rows
- all rows; values are the sum of the published rows for each case outcome group and period.
- Caveat
- Appeal outcomes, or the final share of claimants allowed to stay. The total of all outcome groups includes withdrawals and administrative outcomes, which the summary initial decisions figure (grants plus refusals) excludes.
- Parent metric
- Initial decisions on asylum claims
- API
- /api/metrics/asylum_initial_decisions_by_outcome/vintages