Asylum applications backlog: Key numbers
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Here are the key numbers: – Legacy backlog There were 4,537 asylum applications in the legacy backlog that were still “awaiting an initial decision” as of December 28 2023, provisional figures show. – Non-legacy backlog The non-legacy backlog of UK asylum cases awaiting an initial decision – covering applications made on or after June 28 2022 – stood at 94,062 on December 28 2023, up 3% from 91,076 on November 30. – Initial decisions The new figures also show that 16,430 initial decisions were made on asylum applications from December 1 to 28 2023 inclusive, compared with 3,143 in the whole of December 2022. A total of 112,138 initial asylum decisions were made between January 1 and December 28 2023, compared with 31,766 in the whole of 2022.
Number of people awaiting an asylum decision in UK surges by 300% in four years
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