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<p><del class="ministerial">In 2010 1,545 people were removed from the UK with reference
to the Dublin Regulation, which replaced the Dublin Convention in 2003. This figure
includes people who claimed asylum in the UK and those who did not, but had asylum
claims in other States, as the Dublin Regulation applies in both cases. In 2014 740
were removed. Comparable figures are not available for 2005. The figures are based
on management information and are only valid for the date of the report (11 June 2015).
This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols.</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">Removals from the UK under the Dublin Regulations have fallen
since 2010 primarily because all Member States are unable to make transfers to Greece
following the ruling on 21 January 2011 from the European Court of Human Rights in
the case of MSS vs Belgium and Greece. The Court found that Greece had violated Article
3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) that prohibits inhuman or degrading
treatment or punishment both because of the poor living conditions for applicants
and the failure by the Greek authorities to properly consider his asylum claim. This
ruling prevents further transfers to Greece until the situation improves.</del></p><p><del
class="ministerial">Since the Court ruling the UK has helped Greece significantly
to improve its asylum system, both bilaterally and as part of interventions under
the European Asylum Support Office (EASO). The UK has contributed more working days
in asylum expert deployments under EASO support plans to countries such as Greece
than any other Member State.</del></p><p> </p><p><ins class="ministerial">Our records
indicate that in 2010 1,150 people were removed from the UK with reference to the
Dublin Regulation, which replaced the Dublin Convention in 2003. This figure includes
people who claimed asylum in the UK and those who did not, but had asylum claims in
other States, as the Dublin Regulation applies in both cases. Our records indicate
that in 2014 520 people were removed, and in 2005 1,890 people were removed. Figures
are rounded to the nearest 10, and are based on the latest management information
and so are subject to change. This information has not been quality assured under
National Statistics protocols.</ins></p><p><br /><ins class="ministerial">Removals
from the UK under the Dublin Regulations have fallen since 2010 primarily because
all Member States are unable to make transfers to Greece following the ruling on 21
January 2011 from the European Court of Human Rights in the case of MSS vs Belgium
and Greece. The Court found that Greece had violated Article 3 of the European Convention
on Human Rights (ECHR) that prohibits inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
both because of the poor living conditions for applicants and the failure by the Greek
authorities to properly consider his asylum claim. This ruling prevents further transfers
to Greece until the situation improves.</ins></p><p><br /><ins class="ministerial">Since
the Court ruling the UK has helped Greece significantly to improve its asylum system,
both bilaterally and as part of interventions under the European Asylum Support Office
(EASO). The UK has contributed more working days in asylum expert deployments under
EASO support plans to countries such as Greece than any other Member State.</ins></p>
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