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<p>Migrants, including asylum claimants, may be detained for immigration purposes
only in accordance with Home Office detention policy, as set out in Detention general
guidance and adults at risk in immigration detention. The detention decision must
always be made on the basis of the individual’s particular circumstances and eligibility
for detention.</p><p>If at any time it is concluded that a particular detainee’s ongoing
detention would not be appropriate, the individual must be released, with bail conditions
appropriate to their particular circumstances.</p><p>Most people detained under immigration
powers spend only short periods in detention. At any one time, 95% of those liable
to be detained, are instead managed in the community.</p><p>We do not currently hold
the data in the format you have requested, however published data on the number of
Asylum claims made can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/asylum-and-resettlement-datasets</a></p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2019"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-statistics-year-ending-september-2019</a></p><p>The
great majority of asylum claims are processed in the non-detained system, with claimants
living in the community. Only a small minority of claimants are detained whilst their
claim is considered.</p>
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