People Seeking Asylum in Northern Ireland
Data on Asylum Seeking in Northern Ireland from a number of different sources.
There are two main sources of information used in this dataset:
- Home Office Immigration Statistics: particularly those relating to asylum seekers receiving Section 95 support, and detention under the Immigration Act. (These have been updated to end September 2015)
- Health and Social Care Business Services Organisation (BSO): GP practice registrations from outside the UK where asylum stated as the reason for coming to the UK
See the resources below for more information on individual data and resources.
This data (up to Quarter 2 2015) was used in the Detail Data Story New figures reveal 500 people seeking asylum in Northern Ireland.
Data and Resources
- People Entering Detention at Larne House Short-term Holding Facility (.ods)ods
Larne House Short-term Holding Facility (STHF) opened on 5 July ...
Explore Data Download - Asylum seekers in receipt of Section 95 support (.ods)ods
OpenDocument Spreadsheet (.ods) with two...
Explore Data Download - Number of asylum seekers in Northern Ireland receiving Section 95 support, by country of nationality, quarterly (CSV)csv
The data covers April 2004 to end...
Explore Data Download - Number of asylum seekers in Northern Ireland receiving Section 95 support, by NI Local Government District, quarterly (CSV)csv
The data covers October 2003 to end September 2015.
Note that...
Explore Data Download - Asylum seeker GP registrations January 2010 to June 2015xlsx
Initial registrations for primary health care (i.e. GP practices) in...
Explore Data Download - Asylum seeker GP registrations by year, January 2010 to June 2015 (CSV)csv
Initial registrations for primary health care (i.e. GP practices) in...
Explore Data Download - Asylum seeker GP registrations by country of origin (birth), January 2010 to June 2015 (CSV)csv
Initial registrations for primary health care (i.e. GP practices) in...
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Dataset Info
These fields are compatible with DCAT, an RDF vocabulary designed to facilitate interoperability between data catalogs published on the Web.Field | Value |
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Publisher | |
Author | |
Modified Date | 2017-09-04 |
Release Date | 2015-09-29 |
Frequency | Irregularly |
Identifier | 191eec21-e2c7-479d-8108-d772e32c11e0 |
Licence | Licence Not Specified
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Open Definition | No |
Topic | |
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Area (WKT) | POLYGON ((-8.16926 55.4436, -5.08667 55.4436, -5.08667 53.8702, -8.16926 53.8702, -8.16926 55.4436)) |
Spatial / Geographical Coverage Location | Northern Ireland |
Temporal Coverage | 01/01/2010 to 30/06/2015 |
Contact Name | Bob Harper |
Contact Email |