Individuals affected by personal data published on Home Office website in October 2013
Published 26 March 2014
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1.A total of 707 notification letters have been sent by post to date.
2.To date, 25 individuals have been notified in person whilst a further individual has been notified by a letter sent to their legal representatives.
3.The data that was published between 15 and 28 October 2013 was a spreadsheet containing various column headers. Some columns were blank dependant on the stage of the family returns process an individual had reached.
Person ID – a specific identity number relating to an individual on Home Office systems.
Home Office Reference – a specific reference number relating to a lead applicant and dependants on Home Office systems.
Application/raised date –the date a case was first identified as a potential family returns case.
Full name – the full name of the lead applicant. No other family members were named.
Nationality – the nationality of the lead applicant.
Date of birth – this should have been the date of birth of the lead applicant, however due to a data anomaly, the data published does not correlate to the applicant.
Current age – current age of the lead applicant.
Latest case outcome – the last action relating to the case. This varies with each applicant: assisted return pursued, ensured return pursued, family removal not pursued, not a family with children or required return pursued.
Removal case type – this is dependant on what stage the case is at and varies with each applicant: AVRFC, Ensured return, Required return, Voluntary return or Voluntary departure.
Removal outcome – if the main applicant has been removed, this column details via what means: Deported, Embarked, Removal action not pursued, Removed (ETD/EU/Passport) or Voluntary departure.
Removal outcome date – date main applicant was removed if applicable.
Asylum application date –the date the lead applicant claimed asylum if applicable.
Asylum claimed - indicted with Y in the column if applicable.
Regions – the Home Office region dealing with the case, dependant on the applicants residential address.
Latest case ownership unit description – the last Home Office team to deal with this case.
Removed – to indicate whether the main applicant has been removed.
ARE – the appeal rights exhausted date
Completed conference event date – the date the Family Returns Conference (FRC) was completed, again left blank if this is not applicable
Event type – this details when the FRC was completed and the location: home, other, Immigration Removal Centre/Prison or Reporting Centre.
Failed conference event date – the date that an FRC was cancelled if applicable.
Event type – this details the reason an FRC was cancelled; conference abandoned – disruption, family wellbeing concerns, cancelled by UKBA, not at address or failed to show at designated place.
FD meeting date – date of Family Departure Meeting (FDM).
Event type – details whether self check-in removal directions were served at the FDM.
RP event date – the date the case was referred to the Independent Family Returns Panel (IFRP).
Event type – this states whether the case has been referred to the IFRP.