Information on asylum applications, initial decisions and removals for nationals of Iraq is shown in the table. Initial decisions do not necessarily relate to applications made in the same period. Removal figures do not necessarily relate to decisions made in the same period.
Information on asylum applications, initial decisions and removals for nationals of Iraq are published quarterly and annually. Copies of these publications are available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics website at:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html
Principal applicants Applications Decisions Removals3,4,5 Total Total decisions Grants of asylum Grants of ELR Grants of Hp6 Grants of DL6 Total refusals Grants of ELR under backlog criteria7,8 Non compliance refusals under backlog criteria7,9 Total 200010 7,475 5,530 845 2,455 n/a n/a 2,220 10 * 11— 2001 6,680 9,035 830 1,885 n/a n/a 6,315 n/a n/a 90 2002 14,570 11,905 715 8,195 n/a n/a 2,995 n/a n/a 195 2003 4,015 6,805 70 2,105 * 45 4,580 n/a n/a 280 2004 1,695 4,815 10 n/a — 185 4,615 n/a n/a 770 2005 1,415 1,835 5 n/a 10 150 1,675 n/a n/a 1,040 2006 12 945 740 30 n/a — 60 650 n/a n/a 1,780 n/a = not applicable. 1 Figures rounded to the nearest 5 (— = 0, * = 1 or 2). 2 Information is of initial decisions, excluding the outcome of appeals or other subsequent decisions. Decision figures do not necessarily relate to applications received in the same period. Removal figures do not necessarily relate to decisions made in the same period. 3 Figures include enforced removals, persons departing voluntarily after enforcement action had been initiated against them and persons leaving under Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes run by the International Organisation for Migration. 4 Removals since 2005 include persons who it is established have left the UK without informing the immigration authorities. 5 Figures for 2001-03 have been estimated due to data quality issues. 6 Humanitarian Protection and Discretionary Leave replaced Exceptional Leave to Remain from 1 April 2003. 7 Cases decided under pragmatic measures aimed at reducing the pre 1996 asylum backlog. 8 May include a small number of cases where asylum has been granted. 9 May include a small number of cases where the application has been refused on substantive grounds. 10 May exclude some cases lodged at Local Enforcement Offices between January and March 2000. 11 not available 12 Provisional figures.