Lord Storey – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Storey on 2014-03-26.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many individuals who came to the United Kingdom as unaccompanied children between 2005 and 2010 (1) eventually settled in the United Kingdom, (2) left voluntarily, and (3) were removed.
Lord Taylor of Holbeach
The number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) granted indefinite leave to remain between 1st October 2006 and 31st December 2010 is 661.
Numbers of voluntary removals of UASC by year from 1st October 2006 to 31st December 2010:
|
Year of application |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
Total |
|
Total |
7 |
28 |
23 |
14 |
14 |
86 |
Numbers of enforced removals of UASC by year from 1st October 2006 to 31st December 2010:
|
Year of application |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
Total |
|
Total |
9 |
29 |
28 |
21 |
9 |
96 |
Please note:
• ‘Unaccompanied children’ have been interpreted as unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) in answering this question.
• All figures quoted above are management information which has been subject to internal quality checks.
• Data on UASC was not formally recorded on the Home Office’s Case Information Database until 1st Oct 2006.
• The above data does not necessarily relate to individuals who arrived in the UK in the period specified. The action referred to in the response may relate to a person who arrived in the UK in a previous year.
