See the dataset at data.gov.uk to view interactive visualisations of this data.
See previous publications on The National Archives website:
This page contains data for the immigration system statistics up to March 2023.
For current immigration system data, visit ‘Immigration system statistics data tables’.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6462567294f6df000cf5ea90/detention-datasets-mar-2023.xlsx">Immigration detention (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 9.8 MB)
Det_D01: Number of entries into immigration detention by nationality, age, sex and initial place of detention
Det_D02: Number of people in immigration detention at the end of each quarter by nationality, age, sex, current place of detention and length of detention
Det_D03: Number of occurrences of people leaving detention by nationality, age, sex, reason for leaving detention and length of detention
This is not the latest data
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/646357c494f6df0010f5eb0a/returns-datasets-mar-2023.xlsx">Returns (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 14.4 MB)
Ret_D01: Number of returns from the UK, by nationality, age, sex, type of return and return destination group
Ret_D02: Number of returns from the UK, by type of return and country of destination
Ret_D03: Number of foreign national offender returns from the UK, by nationality and return destination group
Ret_D04: Number of foreign national offender returns from the UK, by destination
This is not the latest data
Our Price Paid Data includes information on all property sales in England and Wales that are sold for value and are lodged with us for registration.
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Price Paid Data is released under the http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/" class="govuk-link">Open Government Licence (OGL). You need to make sure you understand the terms of the OGL before using the data.
Under the OGL, HM Land Registry permits you to use the Price Paid Data for commercial or non-commercial purposes. However, OGL does not cover the use of third party rights, which we are not authorised to license.
Price Paid Data contains address data processed against Ordnance Survey’s AddressBase Premium product, which incorporates Royal Mail’s PAF® database (Address Data). Royal Mail and Ordnance Survey permit your use of Address Data in the Price Paid Data:
If you want to use the Address Data in any other way, you must contact Royal Mail. Email address.management@royalmail.com.
The following fields comprise the address data included in Price Paid Data:
The May 2025 release includes:
As we will be adding to the April data in future releases, we would not recommend using it in isolation as an indication of market or HM Land Registry activity. When the full dataset is viewed alongside the data we’ve previously published, it adds to the overall picture of market activity.
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The data is updated monthly and the average size of this file is 3.7 GB, you can download:
HMRC has developed an open data strategy, a detailed document laying out plans to publish information in a linkable and re-usable format.
As part of this initiative, the Department has also released the Data Catalogue, an inventory of the datasets HMRC holds and processes.
The catalogue is a refresh of the information released in the transparency implementation plan.
The security markings, entered on the Data Catalogue spreadsheet, are defined on the Government Security Classifications page and more specifically in the Working with Official information leaflet.
List of the data tables as part of the Immigration System Statistics Home Office release. Summary and detailed data tables covering the immigration system, including out-of-country and in-country visas, asylum, detention, and returns.
If you have any feedback, please email MigrationStatsEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk.
The Microsoft Excel .xlsx files may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of these documents in a more accessible format, please email MigrationStatsEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk
Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.
Immigration system statistics, year ending March 2025
Immigration system statistics quarterly release
Immigration system statistics user guide
Publishing detailed data tables in migration statistics
Policy and legislative changes affecting migration to the UK: timeline
Immigration statistics data archives
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68258d71aa3556876875ec80/passenger-arrivals-summary-mar-2025-tables.xlsx">Passenger arrivals summary tables, year ending March 2025 (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 66.5 KB)
‘Passengers refused entry at the border summary tables’ and ‘Passengers refused entry at the border detailed datasets’ have been discontinued. The latest published versions of these tables are from February 2025 and are available in the ‘Passenger refusals – release discontinued’ section. A similar data series, ‘Refused entry at port and subsequently departed’, is available within the Returns detailed and summary tables.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/681e406753add7d476d8187f/electronic-travel-authorisation-datasets-mar-2025.xlsx">Electronic travel authorisation detailed datasets, year ending March 2025 (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 56.7 KB)
ETA_D01: Applications for electronic travel authorisations, by nationality
ETA_D02: Outcomes of applications for electronic travel authorisations, by nationality
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68247953b296b83ad5262ed7/visas-summary-mar-2025-tables.xlsx">Entry clearance visas summary tables, year ending March 2025 (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 113 KB)
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/682c4241010c5c28d1c7e820/entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-mar-2025.xlsx">Entry clearance visa applications and outcomes detailed datasets, year ending March 2025 (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 29.1 MB)
Vis_D01: Entry clearance visa applications, by nationality and visa type
Vis_D02: Outcomes of entry clearance visa applications, by nationality, visa type, and outcome
Additional dat
These archived live tables provide data for the historical land use change statistics which was last updated for the year 2011.
Archived guidance on this data is available.
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The Home Office has changed the format of the published data tables for a number of areas (asylum and resettlement, entry clearance visas, extensions, citizenship, returns, detention, and sponsorship). These now include summary tables, and more detailed datasets (available on a separate page, link below). A list of all available datasets on a given topic can be found in the ‘Contents’ sheet in the ‘summary’ tables. Information on where to find historic data in the ‘old’ format is in the ‘Notes’ page of the ‘summary’ tables.
The Home Office intends to make these changes in other areas in the coming publications. If you have any feedback, please email MigrationStatsEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk.
Immigration system statistics, year ending March 2023
Immigration system statistics quarterly release
Immigration system statistics user guide
Publishing detailed data tables in migration statistics
Policy and legislative changes affecting migration to the UK: timeline
Immigration statistics data archives
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6463a709d3231e000c32da9a/asylum-summary-mar-2023-tables.ods">Asylum and resettlement summary tables, year ending March 2023 (ODS, 94.4 KB)
Detailed asylum and resettlement datasets
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64635a77427e410013b43829/sponsorship-summary-mar-2023-tables.ods">Sponsorship summary tables, year ending March 2023 (ODS, 48 KB)
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64635a91427e41000cb4382e/visas-summary-mar-2023-tables.ods">Entry clearance visas summary tables, year ending March 2023 (ODS, 48.3 KB)
Detailed entry clearance visas datasets
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/649068365f7bb700127facc5/passenger-arrivals-admissions-summary-mar-2023-tables.ods">Passenger arrivals (admissions) summary tables, year ending March 2023 (ODS, 28.5 KB)
Detailed passengers refused entry at the border datasets
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The Food Statistics Pocketbook presents a selection of information covering the economic, social and environmental aspects of the food we eat. It contains statistics for different time periods, but always using latest available data at the time of release. Data comes from surveys run by Defra and the Office for National Statistics and from a wide range of other sources including government departments, agencies and commercial organisations.
The full publication is available here: Food statistics pocketbook
Associated datasets from this publication are also available. Data are a mixture of National Statistics, Official Statistics and unofficial statistics. Unofficial statistics are used where there are gaps in the evidence base. Where National Statistics are used this is indicated. Further information on National Statistics can be found on the https://code.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/" class="govuk-link">UK Statistics Authority website.
The four separate “chapter” pages, and the glossary, have been combined into one webpage to simplify navigation.
Please answer https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhEn_EZ-KD4iFbGhHaZJVdqd5sLycNz383H2zB-1vBDRP-Sg/viewform?usp=sf_link" class="govuk-link">4 short questions (opens in Google Forms) to help us make the pocketbook better for you.
Enquiries to: familyfood@defra.gov.uk Lead statistician: David Lee Tel: 0208 026 3006
Production team: David Lee, Isabella Worth, Jonathan Smith, Leigh Riley, Chris Silwood, Matthew Keating and Jess Booth.
You can also contact us via Twitter: https://twitter.com/defrastats" class="govuk-link">@DefraStats
Food Statistics team
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2nd Floor, Seacole Building
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On 1 April 2025 responsibility for fire and rescue transferred from the Home Office to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
This information covers fires, false alarms and other incidents attended by fire crews, and the statistics include the numbers of incidents, fires, fatalities and casualties as well as information on response times to fires. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) also collect information on the workforce, fire prevention work, health and safety and firefighter pensions. All data tables on fire statistics are below.
MHCLG has responsibility for fire services in England. The vast majority of data tables produced by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government are for England but some (0101, 0103, 0201, 0501, 1401) tables are for Great Britain split by nation. In the past the Department for Communities and Local Government (who previously had responsibility for fire services in England) produced data tables for Great Britain and at times the UK. Similar information for devolved administrations are available at https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/about/statistics/" class="govuk-link">Scotland: Fire and Rescue Statistics, https://statswales.gov.wales/Catalogue/Community-Safety-and-Social-Inclusion/Community-Safety" class="govuk-link">Wales: Community safety and https://www.nifrs.org/home/about-us/publications/" class="govuk-link">Northern Ireland: Fire and Rescue Statistics.
If you use assistive technology (for example, a screen reader) and need a version of any of these documents in a more accessible format, please email alternativeformats@homeoffice.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.
Fire statistics guidance
Fire statistics incident level datasets
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67fe79e3393a986ec5cf8dbe/FIRE0101.xlsx">FIRE0101: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services by nation and population (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 126 KB) Previous FIRE0101 tables
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67fe79fbed87b81608546745/FIRE0102.xlsx">FIRE0102: Incidents attended by fire and rescue services in England, by incident type and fire and rescue authority (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.56 MB) Previous FIRE0102 tables
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67fe7a20694d57c6b1cf8db0/FIRE0103.xlsx">FIRE0103: Fires attended by fire and rescue services by nation and population (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 156 KB) Previous FIRE0103 tables
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67fe7a40ed87b81608546746/FIRE0104.xlsx">FIRE0104: Fire false alarms by reason for false alarm, England (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 331 KB) Previous FIRE0104 tables
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/67fe7a5f393a986ec5cf8dc0/FIRE0201.xlsx">FIRE0201: Dwelling fires attended by fire and rescue services by motive, population and nation (MS Excel Spreadsheet, <span class="gem-c-attachm
These family food datasets contain more detailed information than the ‘Family Food’ report and mainly provide statistics from 2001 onwards. The UK household purchases and the UK household expenditure spreadsheets include statistics from 1974 onwards. These spreadsheets are updated annually when a new edition of the ‘Family Food’ report is published.
The ‘purchases’ spreadsheets give the average quantity of food and drink purchased per person per week for each food and drink category. The ‘nutrient intake’ spreadsheets give the average nutrient intake (eg energy, carbohydrates, protein, fat, fibre, minerals and vitamins) from food and drink per person per day. The ‘expenditure’ spreadsheets give the average amount spent in pence per person per week on each type of food and drink. Several different breakdowns are provided in addition to the UK averages including figures by region, income, household composition and characteristics of the household reference person.
Accessible Tables and Improved Quality
As part of the Analysis Function Reproducible Analytical Pipeline Strategy, processes to create all National Travel Survey (NTS) statistics tables have been improved to follow the principles of Reproducible Analytical Pipelines (RAP). This has resulted in improved efficiency and quality of NTS tables and therefore some historical estimates have seen very minor change, at least the fifth decimal place.
All NTS tables have also been redesigned in an accessible format where they can be used by as many people as possible, including people with an impaired vision, motor difficulties, cognitive impairments or learning disabilities and deafness or impaired hearing.
If you wish to provide feedback on these changes then please email national.travelsurvey@dft.gov.uk.
Revision to table NTS9919
On the 16th April 2025, the figures in table NTS9919 have been revised and recalculated to include only day 1 of the travel diary where short walks of less than a mile are recorded (from 2017 onwards), whereas previous versions included all days. This is to more accurately capture the proportion of trips which include short walks before a surface rail stage. This revision has resulted in fewer available breakdowns than previously published due to the smaller sample sizes.
NTS0303: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66ce0f118e33f28aae7e1f75/nts0303.ods">Average number of trips, stages, miles and time spent travelling by mode: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 53.9 KB)
NTS0308: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66ce0f128e33f28aae7e1f76/nts0308.ods">Average number of trips and distance travelled by trip length and main mode; England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 191 KB)
NTS0312: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66ce0f12bc00d93a0c7e1f71/nts0312.ods">Walks of 20 minutes or more by age and frequency: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 35.1 KB)
NTS0313: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66ce0f12bc00d93a0c7e1f72/nts0313.ods">Frequency of use of different transport modes: England, 2003 onwards (ODS, 27.1 KB)
NTS0412: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66ce0f1325c035a11941f653/nts0412.ods">Commuter trips and distance by employment status and main mode: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 53.8 KB)
NTS0504: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/66ce0f141aaf41b21139cf7d/nts0504.ods">Average number of trips by day of the week or month and purpose or main mode: England, 2002 onwards (ODS, 141 KB)
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The SDR collects data on stock size, types, location and rents at 31 March each year, and data on sales and acquisitions made between 1 April and 31 March.
The responsible statistician for this statistical release was Amanda Hall. The lead official was Jonathan Walters.
Statistical queries on this publication should be directed to Paul Kester via the Referrals and Regulatory Enquiries Team on 0300 124 5225 or email enquiries@rsh.gov.uk.
Users are encouraged to provide comments and feedback on how these statistics are used and how they meet user needs. Please complete this https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/SGCWQ7H" class="govuk-link">short survey about your use of the data and their usefulness to you or send a response entitled “SDR Feedback” to the RSH Referrals and Regulatory Enquiries Team at enquiries@rsh.gov.uk.
We have issued a press release about this year’s SDR.
The annual releases are available on the Statistical Data Return statistical releases collections page.
The Country and Regional Analysis (CRA) presents statistical estimates for the allocation of identifiable expenditure between the regions and nations of the UK. This year’s dataset covers the outturn period 2018-19 to 2022-23.
Alongside the main CRA release, the Treasury has published further analysis tools in the form of “interactive tables” and the full CRA database. These tools will allow users to manipulate the data to create their own views. The database contains the underlying “segment” level data used to construct the published tables in CRA 2023. Figures are in nominal terms. The “interactive tables” include both nominal and real terms data, but exclude the “segment” level information.
For statistical enquiries, please contact: Pesa.document@hmtreasury.gov.uk
Local authorities compiling this data or other interested parties may wish to see notes and definitions for house building which includes P2 full guidance notes.
Data from live tables 253 and 253a is also published as http://opendatacommunities.org/def/concept/folders/themes/house-building" class="govuk-link">Open Data (linked data format).
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‘DfE external data shares’ includes:
DfE also provides external access to data under https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2017/30/section/64/enacted" class="govuk-link">Section 64, Chapter 5, of the Digital Economy Act 2017. Details of these data shares can be found in the https://uksa.statisticsauthority.gov.uk/digitaleconomyact-research-statistics/better-useofdata-for-research-information-for-researchers/list-of-accredited-researchers-and-research-projects-under-the-research-strand-of-the-digital-economy-act/" class="govuk-link">UK Statistics Authority list of accredited projects.
Previous external data shares can be viewed in the https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/timeline1/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfe-external-data-shares" class="govuk-link">National Archives.
The data in the archived documents may not match DfE’s internal data request records due to definitions or business rules changing following process improvements.
The tax gap is the difference between the amount of tax that should, in theory, be paid to HMRC, and what is actually paid.
Read the full Measuring tax gaps report.
Tables from previous years are available on The National Archives website:
The level of catches and landings of key quota species are monitored throughout the year through a series of weekly and monthly spreadsheets.
The management of these quotas is through a system of allocation to various fishermen’s producer organisations.
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This page contains data for the immigration system statistics up to March 2023.
For current immigration system data, visit ‘Immigration system statistics data tables’.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6462571894f6df0010f5ea9d/migration-study-sponsorship-datasets-mar-2023.xlsx">Study sponsorship (Confirmation of acceptance for Studies) (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.04 MB)
CAS_D01: Confirmation of acceptance for study (CAS) used in applications for visas or extensions of stay to study in the UK, by institution type
CAS_D02: Confirmation of acceptance for study (CAS) used in applications for visas or extensions of stay to study in the UK, by nationality
This is not the latest data
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6462572794f6df000cf5ea91/migration-work-sponsorship-datasets-mar-2023.xlsx">Work sponsorship (Certificate of Sponsorship) (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 1.04 MB)
CoS_D01: Certificates of sponsorship (CoS) used in applications for visas or extensions of stay for work in the UK, by industry type
CoS_D02: Certificates of sponsorship (CoS) used in applications for visas or extensions of stay for work in the UK, by nationality
This is not the latest data
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64625737a09dfc000c3c17c2/entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-mar-2023.xlsx">Entry clearance visa applications and outcomes (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 25.5 MB)
Vis_D01: Entry clearance visa applications, by nationality and visa type
Vis_D02: Outcomes of entry clearance visa applications, by nationality, visa type, and outcome
This is not the latest data
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64625744427e41000cb437bc/extensions-datasets-mar-2023.xlsx">Extensions (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 6.95 MB)
Exe_D01: Grants and refusals of extensions of stay in the UK, by nationality and category of leave
Exe_D02: Grants of extensions of stay in the UK, by current and previous category of leave
This is not the latest data
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/646268a5a09dfc06d73c1760/settlement-datasets-mar-2023.xlsx">Settlement (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 6.18 MB)
Se_D01 Grants of settlement by country of nationality and category and in-country refusals of settlement
Se_D02 Grants of settlement by category and type of applicant, grants and refusals
Se_D03 Grants of settlement on removal of time limit by geographical region of nationality, sex and age
This is not the latest data
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/64625754427e41000cb437be/citizenship-datasets-mar-2023.xlsx">Citizenship (MS Excel Spreadsheet, 6.86 MB)
Cit_D01: Applications for British citizenship, by application type and nationality
Cit_D02: Grants of British citizenship, by application type, nationality, sex and age
Cit_D03: British citizenship ceremonies attended, by local authority
This is not the latest data
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The Civil Service published weekly data on HQ Office Occupancy from Whitehall departments’ as a proxy measure of ‘return to offices’ following the pandemic. This was suspended in line with pre-election guidance for the duration of the Election Period. Going forward this data will now be published quarterly, resuming November 2024.
The government announced on Wednesday 19 January 2022 that it was no longer asking people to work from home, with all other Plan B measures in England being lifted by 27 January. Civil servants who had been following government guidance and working from home could then start returning to their workplaces.
This data presents the daily average number of staff working in departmental HQ buildings, for each week (Monday to Friday) beginning the week commencing of 7 February 2022.
Press enquiries: pressoffice@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
The data was originally gathered for internal purposes to indicate the progress being made by departments in returning to the workplace in greater numbers. Data was collected from Departmental HQ buildings to gain a general understanding of each department’s position without requiring departments to introduce data collection methods across their whole estate which would be expensive and resource intensive.
These figures incorporate all employees for the departments providing data for this report whose home location is their Departmental HQ building. The figures do not include contractors and visitors.
A listing of all Civil Service organisations providing data is provided.
All data presented are sourced and collected by departments and provided to the Cabinet Office. The data presented are not Official Statistics.
There are 4 main methods used to collect the Daily Average Number of Employees in the HQ building:
This data does not capture employees working in other locations such as other government buildings, other workplaces or working from home.
It is for departments to determine the most appropriate method of collection.
The data provided is for Departmental HQ buildings only and inferences about the wider workforce cannot be made.
Work is underway to develop a common methodology for efficiently monitoring occupancy that provides a daily and historic trend record of office occupancy levels for a building.
The data shouldn’t be used to compare departments. The factors determining the numbers of employees working in the workplace, such as the differing operating models and the service they deliver, will vary across departments. The different data collection methods used by departments will also make comparisons between departments invalid.
Percentage of employees working in the HQ building compared to building capacity is calculated as follows:
Percentage of employees working in the HQ building =
daily average number of employees in the HQ building divided by the daily capacity of the HQ building.
Where daily average number of employees in the HQ building equals:
Total number of employees in the HQ building during the working week divided by the number of days during the working week
The data is collected weekly. Unless otherwise stated, all the data reported is for the time period Monday to Friday.
In the majority of cases the HQ building is defined as where the Secretary of State for that department is based.
Current Daily Capacity is the total number of people that can be accommodated in the building.
Exact dates of HMRC’s statistics are announced no later than 4 weeks in advance on the statistics release calendar. As part of the Code of Practice for Statistics, any changes to the schedule will be stated and detailed in the announcements page.
Announcements for previous years can be found on https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/*/https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/schedule-of-updates-for-hmrcs-statistics" class="govuk-link">The National Archives.
See the dataset at data.gov.uk to view interactive visualisations of this data.
See previous publications on The National Archives website: