Robert Jenrick corrected a written answer on Immigration: Applications

7 June 2023 · Commons written answer · Home Office

Rachael Maskell (Labour, York Central) asked written question 186163 on 22 May 2023. Miss Sarah Dines answered on 25 May 2023 for the Home Office, and Robert Jenrick corrected the answer on 7 June 2023. The corrected text no longer gives the figure 500. Altogether 185 words differ between the two versions.

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of applications for (a) asylum, (b) indefinite leave to remain and (c) citizenship were submitted more than 12 months ago; and how many and what proportion of such applications submitted in (i) 2007, (ii) 2008 and (iii) 2009 took more than 12 months to be processed.

Original and corrected answer

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Original	Corrected
~~Protecting~~ the ~~vulnerable~~ and ~~tackling MSHT~~ is ~~a top priority for Border Force. As First Responders, frontline Border Force Officers play a key role in identifying both victims~~ and perpetrators of human trafficking as they seek to cross the UK border. Border Force work to prevent exploitation from happening, to safeguard and protect vulnerable persons and in collaboration with other law enforcement colleagues seek to bring to justice those who commit MSHT crime. All frontline Border Force officers are trained to spot the signs of MSHT and make necessary safeguarding referrals. Border Force also has a cadre of over 500 specialist Safeguarding & Modern Slavery (SAMS) officers. All Border Force safeguarding and Modern Slavery training is reviewed and updated to ensure it continues to fulfil those ICIBI (Independent Chief Inspector for Borders & Immigration) and IASC (Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner) expectations which the Home Office has accepted.	. This information is not readily available in the format requested. Data on asylum applications and on indefinite leave to remain and citizenship applications, including on the age of outstanding asylum applications, is published as part of immigration statistics (at www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-march-2023) and Migration Transparency data (at www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data).

Original

Corrected

~~Protecting~~ the ~~vulnerable~~ and ~~tackling MSHT~~ is ~~a top priority for Border Force. As First Responders, frontline Border Force Officers play a key role in identifying both victims~~ and perpetrators of human trafficking as they seek to cross the UK border. Border Force work to prevent exploitation from happening, to safeguard and protect vulnerable persons and in collaboration with other law enforcement colleagues seek to bring to justice those who commit MSHT crime. All frontline Border Force officers are trained to spot the signs of MSHT and make necessary safeguarding referrals. Border Force also has a cadre of over 500 specialist Safeguarding & Modern Slavery (SAMS) officers.
All Border Force safeguarding and Modern Slavery training is reviewed and updated to ensure it continues to fulfil those ICIBI (Independent Chief Inspector for Borders & Immigration) and IASC (Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner) expectations which the Home Office has accepted.

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This information is not readily available in the format requested. Data on asylum applications and on indefinite leave to remain and citizenship applications, including on the age of outstanding asylum applications, is published as part of immigration statistics (at www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-march-2023) and Migration Transparency data (at www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data).

The question and answer on the Parliament website.

Related key figures

Asylum claims in the UK

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