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<p>The Home Office record the number of all individuals referred to the National Referral
Mechanism (NRM) and this information is published quarterly and can be found at: <a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-quarter-2-2019-april-to-june"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/national-referral-mechanism-statistics-quarter-2-2019-april-to-june</a></p><p>This
information does not distinguish between those detained under immigration powers and
those living in the community. The reason for this is two-fold, firstly because the
NRM referral is not an immigration route by which individuals should regularise their
stay in the United Kingdom and secondly, because a person’s status in immigration
detention is not permanent and can change.</p><p>The use of immigration detention
in all cases is subject to regular reviews and consequently, a change in circumstance
may result in a different consideration. It is quite possible that an immigration
detainee is referred to the National Referral Mechanism during a detention period
and is released into the community at any point during that process.</p>
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