Immigration Statistics: removals and voluntary departures

This release replaces the previous annual and quarterly publications Control of Immigration Statistics and the annual British Citizenship, following a public consultation. Each topic now has its own entry, links to these related reports can be found under the "additional links" section. This briefing generally refers to total numbers of people, including dependants, removed and departing voluntarily, which are referred to here as ‘departing’. While individuals removed at port have not necessarily entered the country, their removal requires action by UK Border Agency, such as being placed on a return flight, and are therefore included unless stated otherwise.