The available data regarding persons attending a British citizenship ceremony for 2005, 2006 and 2007 by English Government region are given in the following table. Data for 2008 are scheduled for publication in May 2009.
Statistics on persons attending a British citizenship ceremony by region of the United Kingdom and authority are published in table 8 of the Home Office statistical bulletin “Persons Granted British Citizenship United Kingdom”. This publication may be obtained 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
Ceremony attended1, 2 English Government office region 2005 2006 20073 North East 1,310 1,420 1,705 North West 6,120 6,345 6,770 Yorkshire and the Humber 4,630 4,790 4,850 East Midlands 4,635 4,625 4,925 West Midlands 7,030 7,775 7,595 East of England 7,000 6,715 7,975 South East 12,030 12,145 14,640 South West 2,985 2,810 3,875 Greater London 63,045 56,995 61,690 Total (England) 108,780 103,615 114,025 1 A ceremony organised by county or local authorities for successful applicants over 18 years of age as the final stage in the process of attaining British citizenship. 2 Data are rounded to the nearest five so may not sum to the totals. 3 Provisional data.