FOI release

Asylum seekers dispersed to Nottinghamshire under section 95 support from 2011 to 2013

Published 16 May 2014

  • Asylum seekers are currently dispersed to three local authorities in Nottinghamshire, Broxtowe, Gedling and Nottingham.

The table below shows the number of asylum seekers supported under Section 95 by each local authority at quarter end, from 2011 to 2013.

Quarter Local Authority Total supported under Section 95
2011 Q1 Broxtowe 0
2011 Q1 Gedling 5
2011 Q1 Nottingham 294
2011 Q2 Broxtowe 4
2011 Q2 Gedling 2
2011 Q2 Nottingham 339
2011 Q3 Broxtowe 4
2011 Q3 Gedling 6
2011 Q3 Nottingham 335
2011 Q4 Broxtowe 4
2011 Q4 Gedling 3
2011 Q4 Nottingham 370
2012 Q1 Broxtowe 4
2012 Q1 Gedling 0
2012 Q1 Nottingham 388
2012 Q2 Broxtowe 7
2012 Q2 Gedling 0
2012 Q2 Nottingham 399
2012 Q3 Broxtowe 9
2012 Q3 Gedling 0
2012 Q3 Nottingham 319
2012 Q4 Broxtowe 13
2012 Q4 Gedling 0
2012 Q4 Nottingham 349
2013 Q1 Broxtowe 14
2013 Q1 Gedling 0
2013 Q1 Nottingham 373
2013 Q2 Broxtowe 15
2013 Q2 Gedling 1
2013 Q2 Nottingham 408
2013 Q3 Broxtowe 15
2013 Q3 Gedling 1
2013 Q3 Nottingham 437

Note: Section 95 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 enables the provision of support to asylum seekers or dependants of asylum seekers who appear to the Secretary of State to be destitute or be likely to become destitute.

  • The countries of origin of asylum seekers dispersed to Nottinghamshire are the same for asylum seekers dispersed to other regions. A list of the nationalities of asylum seekers dispersed to Nottinghamshire in Section 95 accommodation between 2011–2013 is at Table below.
Afghanistan
Libya (Arab Republic)
Albania
Malawi
Algeria
Mongolia
Bangladesh
Morocco
Bhutan
Nepal
Botswana
Nigeria
Cameroon
North Korea (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea)
China (Peoples Republic of China)
Pakistan
Congo
Palestine
Congo Democratic Republic (Formerly Zaire)
Rwanda
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
Eritrea
Senegal
Ethiopia
Sierra Leone
Gambia
Somalia
Georgia
South Africa
Ghana
Sri Lanka
Guinea
Sudan
India
Syria
Iran
Tanzania
Iraq
Togo
Ivory Coast (Cote D’Ivoire)
Turkey
Jamaica
Turkmenistan
Kenya
Uganda
Kuwait
Uzbekistan
Lebanon
Zimbabwe