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1991 40 5 0 0 0
1992 0 0 0 0 0
1993 275 140 10 10 115
1994 995 440 20 10 410
1995 1,865 745 15 10 720
1996 715 1,880 30 15 1,835
1997 715 765 105 5 655
1998 1,260 500 310 15 180
1999 1,385 905 475 30 160
2000 1,545 1,627 54 40 1,553
2001 1,115 2,645 60 75 2,530
2002 1,060 1,115 20 30 1,065
2003 735 735 5 35 695
Source: Home Office Asylum Statistics (annually) 63
Results of asylum requests made by Algerians in the UK from 1993 – 2003
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
refugee status total subsidiary protection refusals
Source: Home Office Asylum Statistics (annually) 64
Algerian asylum detainees in the UK
At any one time, there are relatively few Algerian asylum seekers in detention. The highest number for a
single date is 78, from January to March 1997. However the graph shows that if this is expressed as a
percentage of the total number of asylum seekers in detention and then compared to the proportion of
Algerians in the total number of asylum seekers, we see that Algerians have been more likely to be detained
than the average for all nationalities. The most recent available statistics on detention, show that this
proportion is falling. These statistics do not include the high profile detentions of Algerians during 2002 (see
key issues section) but suggest that, at least in the immediate aftermath of September 11 th 2001, Algerian
asylum seekers did not suffer any measurable negative results in terms of increased detention.
63 Visit http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html [accessed 4 May 2004].
64 Visit http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html [accessed 4 May 2004].
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