Asylum Statistics

An analysis of asylum statistics and trends in the UK and other EU countries.

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UK Parliament researchUK Parliament research
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https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn01403/https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn01403/
Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
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Tags: 
Forced migration, Refugees, Demography, Cultural globalization, Asylum seeker, Immigration, International law, Refugee, European migrant crisis, Draft:Asylum in France
Summary
Key Points: 
  • An analysis of asylum statistics and trends in the UK and other EU countries.
  • Statistics on asylum seekers and refugees in the UK are published by the Home Office, while statistics on asylum in EU28 countries are published by Eurostat.
  • These statistics contain data on the number of people applying for asylum and the outcomes of asylum applications.
  • An asylum seeker is someone who has applied for asylum and is awaiting a decision on whether they will be granted refugee status.
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