A breakdown of removals to Somalia according to age and sex is set out in the following table. Information relating to the number of asylum applicants removed from the UK during the last quarter of 2007 will be published shortly in the Asylum Statistics: 4th Quarter 2007 bulletin, copies of which will be available from the House Library.
All returns to Somalia, including returns of women and children, are assessed on their individual merits against the background of the latest country information and will only take place when it is established that there are no protection needs.
Those without any legal basis of stay in the UK may also return voluntarily to Somalia. There are scheduled air services to a number of destinations in Somalia—Mogadishu, Bosasso, Hargeisa, Berbera, Burao and Galcaiyo.
Number of removals Gender Age of applicant at removal date Male Female Total Under 18 — — — 18-29 * — * 30-39 5 * 5 40-49 * — * 50-59 — — — 60+ — * * Total 5 * 10 1 Includes enforced removals, persons departing voluntarily after enforcement action had been initiated against them, persons leaving under Assisted Voluntary Return Programmes run by the International Organisation for Migration and those who it is established have left the UK without informing the immigration authorities. 2 Figures are rounded to the nearest five (— = 0, * = 1 or 2) and may not sum to the totals shown because of independent rounding. Note: Persons who had sought asylum at some stage, including dependants.