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<p>The Home Office does not publish data on the number of people waiting for more
than 12 months for an asylum decision.</p><p> </p><p>The latest Immigration Statistics
Quarterly Release, on data to the year ending March 2020, can be accessed at the following
link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</p><p>
</p><p>Table Asy D03 of the ‘asylum and resettlement detailed datasets’ contains information
on the number of asylum applications awaiting an initial decision or further review
and are published in. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’
page of the workbook.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>All asylum claims are carefully
considered on their individual merits on the evidence available to the decision maker.
We are committed to ensuring that asylum claims are considered without unnecessary
delay, so that those who need protection are granted as soon as possible.</p><p> </p><p>Discretionary
Leave (DL) is granted outside the Immigration Rules in accordance with published Home
Office policy. DL covers those few individuals who do not qualify for any leave under
the Rules, but where there are exceptional or compassionate reasons for allowing them
to remain in the UK; as such, it is intended to be used sparingly and decisions are
made on a case-by-case basis. Delays in decision making occur for a number of reasons,
some of which are outside of the Home Office’s control, and it would generally not
be appropriate to grant DL under these circumstances.</p>
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