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Statistical data set
Migration transparency data
Data on Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Passports, Citizenship and Civil Registration performance.
From:
Home Office
UK Visas and Immigration
Immigration Enforcement
Border Force
and
HM Passport Office
Published
22 May 2025
26 March 2026
See all updates
Pre-release access list for this Official Statistics dataset
here
These documents include performance data related to migration and borders and data that has been regularly requested from the Home Office by the Home Affairs Select Committee.
Data relating to HM Passport Office is now found in Passports, Citizenship and Civil Registration.
General statistics on immigration are in the
Migration statistics collection
For previous migration transparency data see the National Archives website:
migration transparency data - March 2014 to December 2024
migration transparency data - January to March (Q1) 2025 onwards
Border Force
Border Force transparency data: October to December 2025
ODS
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This data table provides data on Border Force activities. It includes data on the clearance of passengers at the border within published service standards, as well as seizures of drugs, firearms and offensive weapons and items seized under the Convention of International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES). It also includes data on the amount of tax revenue that is protected through detecting alcohol and tobacco, carrier liaison data and annual unit cost data for processing passengers at the border.
UK Visas and Immigration
Customer service operations data: October to December 2025
ODS
59.8 KB
This data table provides data on intake and performance against service standard in relation to replies to MP written correspondence for UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), Immigration Enforcement, Border Force and HM Passport Office. It also includes data on performance against service standard in relation to replies to customer complaints for UKVI, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force and UKVI applicant experience survey results.
Immigration and protection data: October to December 2025
MS Excel Spreadsheet
1.53 MB
This data table provides data on the quarterly and annual asylum related performance data, including the percentage of initial decisions within 6 months, the size and age of initial decisions that remain outstanding (work in progress – WIP), productivity rates, decision quality and the cost of processing an asylum application. Also included is data on appeal representation rates, human rights applications, change of conditions (no recourse to public funds), fee waivers, citizenship deprivation orders and the older live cases unit.
Asylum Support data: October to December 2025
ODS
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This data table (formerly Resettlement, Asylum Support and Integration) provides data on transfers of children under the national transfer scheme, applications for support (section 4 and section 95), and the volume of travel document applications raised and despatched.
Sponsorship transparency data: October to December 2025
ODS
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This data table provides data on the number of new sponsor applications made in each route and the number of sponsoring organisations registered to sponsor an overseas national in skilled worker, temporary worker and student routes. Also includes data on performance against service standard for processing a sponsorship application, the average length of time taken (days) to process a sponsorship application and the percentage of student sponsors with full ‘student sponsor’ status. Data on action taken against sponsors (suspensions and revocations) is also included.
Windrush Task Force data: October to December 2025
ODS
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This data table provides data related to the work of the Windrush task force in the processing of applications from people applying for status or British citizenship.
Visas, status and immigration data: October to December 2025
ODS
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This data table provides data on the volume of overseas and in-country applications received and input for each route, performance against service standard for each route and the number of applications that remain outstanding (work in progress – WIP). Also included is data on the intake and pass rate for Life in the UK Tests and the cost of each decision for all migrant applications (in country and overseas).
Immigration Enforcement
Immigration Enforcement data: October to December 2025
ODS
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This data table provides data related to enforcement activity and performance. It includes data on the volume of foreign national offenders subject to deportation action who are living in the community, family returns data, the average cost per day to hold an individual in immigration detention, the volume of rule 35 reports in detention centres, and the number of pregnant women in detention. Also published is data on the use of force when removing people on flights from the UK and the volume and value of civil penalties issued.
Passports, Citizenship and Civil Registration
Passports and citizenship data: October to December 2025
ODS
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This data table provides data on passports and citizenship related activities, including passport application intake volumes by month, the volume of passports issued within service standard and the number of passport applications in the system. Also included is data on British Citizenship applications received and the percentage processed within service standards, and the number of applications that remain outstanding (work in progress – WIP).
HMPO applicant and citizenship applicant experience survey results are also published here.
General Register Office (Civil Registration) transparency data: October to December 2025
ODS
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This data table provides data relating to civil registration activities for example, birth, adoption, death, entries into the Gender Recognition Register, marriage and civil partnership certificates.
GRO applicant experience survey results are also published here.
Transaction Explorer data
Home Office data: October to December 2025
ODS
51.5 KB
This data table provides data on controlled drugs and precursor chemicals: domestic licences issued and compliance activities. Also included is a range of data on the volume of status checks for landlords and tenants under right to rent, and employers and job seekers under right to work, as well as the volume of view and prove status checks for migrants and checkers.
Windrush Compensation Scheme
Date published
Windrush Compensation Scheme data: January 2026
26/03/2026
Windrush Compensation Scheme data: December 2025
29/01/2026
Windrush Compensation Scheme data: November 2025
08/01/2026
Windrush Compensation Scheme data: October 2025
27/11/2025
Windrush Compensation Scheme data: September 2025
30/10/2025
Windrush Compensation Scheme data: August 2025
25/09/2025
Windrush Compensation Scheme data: July 2025
28/08/2025
Windrush Compensation Scheme data: June 2025
31/07/2025
Updates to this page
Published 22 May 2025
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26 March 2026
Added 'Windrush Compensation Scheme data: January 2026'.
24 March 2026
The change in the back series for BF_03 had not been updated correctly so a correction has been made to the back series for Q2 2025 in BF_03.
26 February 2026
Due to an oversight, during preparation of the Immigration and Protection file, the table CoC_05 did not include data for Q3 and Q4 2025.
26 February 2026
Updated ''Border Force transparency data: October to December 2025', 'Customer service operations data: October to December 2025', 'Immigration and protection data: October to December 2025', 'Asylum Support data: October to December 2025', 'Sponsorship transparency data: October to December 2025', 'Windrush Task Force data: October to December 2025', 'Visas, status and immigration data: October to December 2025', 'Immigration Enforcement data: October to December 2025', 'Passports and citizenship data: October to December 2025', 'General Register Office (Civil Registration) transparency data: October to December 2025' and 'Home Office data: October to December 2025'.
29 January 2026
Added 'Windrush Compensation Scheme data: December 2025'.
8 January 2026
Added 'Windrush Compensation Scheme data: November 2025'.
31 December 2025
Please note that the Q3 2025 data table for Visas, status and information has been amended. Due to an oversight, the annually published table CDM_01 was not included in the Q3 2025 release. This has now been addressed and the corrected tables have been published.
1 December 2025
The 'Border Force: July to September 2025' file has been updated to include the quantity and number of drug seizures data for Q2 2025.
27 November 2025
Added 'Windrush Compensation Scheme data: October 2025'. Updated 'Border Force transparency data: July to September 2025', 'Customer service operations data: July to September 2025', 'Immigration and protection data: July to September 2025', 'Asylum Support data: July to September 2025', 'Sponsorship transparency data: July to September 2025', 'Windrush Task Force data: July to September 2025', 'Visas, status and immigration data: July to September 2025', 'Immigration Enforcement data: July to September 2025', 'Passports and citizenship data: July to September 2025', 'General Register Office (Civil Registration) transparency data: July to September 2025' and 'Home Office data: Home Office data: July to September 2025'.
30 October 2025
Added 'Windrush Compensation Scheme data: September 2025'.
25 September 2025
Added 'Windrush Compensation Scheme data: August 2025'.
1 September 2025
Updated 'Border Force transparency data: April to June 2025 ' - a correction has been made to BF_02 and BF_03 for the conversion of Nitrous Oxide into units, affecting data from 2024 Q2 to 2025 Q1.
29 August 2025
Added 'Windrush Compensation Scheme data: July 2025'.
26 August 2025
Replaced 'Asylum Support data: April to June 2025' - Due to an oversight the Asylum Support data table NTS_01 did not include a breakdown of local authorities for April to June 2025.
21 August 2025
Updated 'Border Force transparency data: April to June 2025', 'Customer service operations data: April to June 2025', 'Immigration and protection data: April to June 2025', 'Asylum Support data: April to June 2025', 'Sponsorship transparency data: April to June 2025', 'Windrush Task Force data: April to June 2025', 'Visas, status and immigration data: April to June 2025', 'Immigration Enforcement data: April to June 2025', 'Passports and citizenship data: April to June 2025', 'General Register Office (Civil Registration) transparency data: April to June 2025' and 'Home Office data: April to June 2025'.
31 July 2025
Added 'Windrush Compensation Scheme data: June 2025'.
26 June 2025
Added 'Windrush Compensation Scheme data: May 2025'.
29 May 2025
Added 'Windrush Compensation Scheme data: April 2025'.
22 May 2025
First published.
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