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<p>The table below shows the published National Statistics for the number of illegal
migrants removed in the last three years for which complete data is available. Most
immigration offenders are removed under administrative or illegal entry powers from
the UK . Deportations are a specific subset of removals which are enforced either
following a criminal conviction or when it is judged that a person’s removal from
the UK is conducive to the public good. The deportation order prohibits the person
returning to the UK until such time as it may be revoked. We have taken the question
as meaning all enforced removals.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year ending</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June
2013</p></td><td><p>14,159</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2014</p></td><td><p>12,539</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June
2015</p></td><td><p>12,609</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Total</p></td><td><p>39,307</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These
figures do not include those who left the UK voluntarily from within the immigration
detention estate as part of our ongoing promotion of voluntary returns options, for
example those who departed on the Assisted Voluntary Returns (AVR) Scheme whilst in
detention, which was available to detainees up to April 2014, or those who choose
to buy their own ticket once the subject of enforcement action.</p><p>By way of context,
these figures correspond over the same period with a rise in the number of departures
facilitated by the Home Office without the use of detention, which has been realised
by increasing contact with people who are in the UK unlawfully and limiting their
access to services for which they are not entitled.</p>
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