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Asylum: Artificial Intelligence

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

All members of the Department were required to complete a mandatory 'AI for all' learning package in 2025. All caseworkers were given comprehensive training on the use of APS before it was...

Asylum: Temporary Accommodation

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

Home Office officials keep the asylum accommodation estate under continual review. As part of this estate management, operational adjustments are made on an ongoing basis to ensure sufficient and...

Members: Correspondence

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

The Minister for Border Security & Asylum responded on 31 March 2026.

Asylum: Sponsorship

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

In the Restoring Order and Control policy statement, the Government committed to transforming its approach to safe and legal routes. This included the creation of a named sponsorship scheme to...

Undocumented Workers

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

Information on illegal working civil penalty statistics has been published since 2016 as part of the Home Office Immigration Enforcement Transparency Data. This can be found at...

Visas: Iran

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

The family reunion route was suspended to ease the pressures that local authorities and public services have been placed under due to the recent significant increase in people arriving under this...

Asylum: Gaza

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’. Data on the number of people claiming asylum by nationality is published in table...

Undocumented Migrants: English Channel

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

The loss of life from the fatal incident of 23/24 November 2021 was an appalling tragedy, and our thoughts remain with the survivors, the victims and loved ones who suffered as a result. The...

Asylum: Children

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

The Home Office accepted all eight of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) age assessment recommendations which were designed to improve training, guidance,...

Undocumented Migrants

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

As of 6 March, 380 people have been transferred from France to the UK via the new safe, legal route and 377 people have been returned to France. It is not appropriate to provide a continual...

Border Security Command: Standards

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

Since the Border Security Command was established in July 2024, we have brought together a wide range of partners to organised immigration crime (OIC) and reduce small boat crossings. We have...

Asylum: Finance

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

The Asylum Dispersal Grant supports local authorities with a contribution to the costs and pressures of accommodating asylum seekers across all eligible accommodation types in their area. The...

Offenders: Foreign Nationals

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

The latest published information can be found at: Migration transparency data - GOV.UK. The information you have requested on the number of foreign national offenders (FNOs) living in the...

Asylum: Families

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

While asylum and immigration policy are reserved matters, the Home Office recognises that the proposals in the consultation titled Family Returns: Reforming Asylum Support and Enforcing Family...

Asylum: Housing

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

There are currently no refugees arriving via the UK's Safe and Legal Routes who are scheduled for resettlement in Grantham. The Asylum Accommodation Plans are the mechanisms via which the Home...

Asylum

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

An updated protocol has been produced, with support from police representatives and was shared in mid-October 2025. For Asylum Accommodation, the agreement now includes Home Office data sharing...

Asylum

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

The Home Office publishes statistics on returns from the UK in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. The latest data on asylum-related returns by return type and top...

Asylum

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

As you are aware, the Home Office publishes statistics on the number of returns from the UK in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. The latest data on returns from...

Asylum

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

As you are aware, the Home Office publishes statistics on the number of returns from the UK in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. The latest data on returns from...

Asylum: Women

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

Equality impacts will be considered for individual policies as they continue to be developed and will be kept under review to ensure there are no unintended impacts.