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On 20 July 2023, the Illegal Migration Bill received Royal Assent and will now be known as the Illegal Migration Act 2023.
This release presents immigration statistics from Home Office administrative sources to inform parliamentary debate ahead of the third reading of the Illegal Migration Bill. This release includes data relating to:
- the asylum backlog and asylum seekers on support
- small boats
- enforcement activities
These statistics were initially published on 24 April to support the parliamentary debate on the Illegal Migration Bill. They have been subsequently updated on 5 June.
Further updates to some of these statistics will be included in future Migration statistics reports published by the Home Office.
If you have any questions about the data, please contact? MigrationStatsEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk.