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Asylum: Hotels

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

We do not report on data at this granularity and would only be obtainable at disproportionate cost. The Home Office publishes information on asylum expenditure in the Home Office Annual Report...

Care Leavers: Deportation

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

There is no policy that prioritises the enforced removal of individuals who are care leavers formerly looked after by a local authority. Decisions on whether to remove people from the UK are made...

Care Leavers: Deportation

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office continues to engage with the Department for Education regarding the treatment within the immigration system of adult care leavers formerly looked after by local authorities in the...

Undocumented Workers: Fylde

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

Illegal working undermines honest employers, undercuts local wages, and fuels the criminal industry of immigration crime. This government is determined to clamp down on this illegal activity in...

People Smuggling: Internet

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The online advertising of unlawful immigration services offence is one of a suite of measures in the Border Security Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 designed to work together to tackle organised...

People Smuggling

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

Data on the number of detected individuals arriving via illegal routes to the UK is published on .GOV.UK at the following link: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a05e3b7ee628...

Asylum: Costs

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

We are committed to ensuring our policies are sustainable and do not place unnecessary burdens on the taxpayer, and this policy is no different. We do not want people to remain on Core Protection...

Asylum: Afghanistan

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. The number of asylum claims and grants, broken down by nationality, age, and sex, is...

Migrants: Children

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office publishes data on age assessments in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. This quarter’s release reintroduces age assessment statistics...

Asylum: Employment

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

Asylum seekers are eligible to apply for permission to work in the UK if their claim has been outstanding for 12 months or more, through no fault of their own. The Home Office keeps its policies...

Migrants: Detainees

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office is currently undertaking – until 4 June – a targeted consultation to help inform changes to the family returns process. The consultation seeks views from expert...

Asylum: Housing

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office has not reduced the move on period. In December 2024, the Home Office began piloting an extended 56-day grace period. In September 2025, the pilot was paused for single adults and...

Asylum: Sexual Offences

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office estimates that the cost of locating, collating and extracting the information you have requested on individuals denied refugee status since 2023 because of them being convicted of...

Asylum: Crime

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office is part of a national coordination network with policing which manages the impact of immigration on policing, including identifying and mitigating risks from asylum placement. The...

Asylum: Crime

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office is responsible for the asylum process. The Home Office conducts mandatory identity, criminality and security checks on all individuals who claim asylum, including biometric checks...

Asylum: Crime

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

Although police forces are operationally independent, the Home Office is part of a national coordination network with policing which manages the impact of immigration on policing, including...

Immigration Controls: EU Countries

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an EU scheme, and its implementation, including the use of flexibilities permitted by the relevant legislation on biometric collection, is a matter for the European...

Asylum: Housing

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

For the Asylum Accommodation and Support Contract procurement, market engagement took place throughout 2025, including an industry day on 14 April 2026. Formal procurement is expected later in...

Asylum

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office has a legal obligation to meet the essential living needs of destitute asylum seekers. Support is usually provided in the form of accommodation and a weekly allowance, which is...

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

Alex Norris received a response to a question they put to the government

The Home Office contracts an aerial surveillance capability in order to detect and monitor people making dangerous, illegal and unnecessary crossings of the Channel in small boats, rather than...