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Migrants detected crossing the English Channel in small boats - weekly data

The MOD took operational command of responding to small boat crossings in the English Channel on 14 April 2022, this returned to the Home Office on 31 January 2023.

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From:
Ministry of Defence
Published:
25 April 2022
Last updated:
21 February 2023
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  1. Added: Closing statement.

  2. Added: information about where the data will be published from February 1 2023

  3. Added: Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 23 January to 29 January 2023

  4. Added: Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 16 January to 22 January 2023

  5. Removed Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats 21 November to 25 December 2022 as this data can now be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats-monthly-data.

  6. Added: Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 9 January to 15 January 2023

  7. Added: Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 2 January to 8 January 2023

  8. Added: Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 19 December to 25 December 2022 and Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 26 December 2022 to 1 January 2023

  9. Added: Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 12 December to 18 December 2022 and Updated: Details - information about the publishing of weekly data 19 to 25 December 2022 and 26 December to 1 January 2023

  10. Removed Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats 14 April to 20 November 2022. This data can now be found at www.gov.uk/government/statistics/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats-monthly-data.

  11. Added: Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 5 December to 11 December 2022

  12. Added: Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 28 November to 4 December 2022

  13. Added: Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 21 November to 27 November 2022

  14. Added: Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 14 November to 20 November 2022

  15. Added: Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 7 November to 13 November 2022 and Updated: Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 24 October to 30 October 2022

  16. Updated: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 24 October to 30 October 2022' and Addition: 'Details - new information about any revisions and previous data'

  17. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 31 October to 6 November 2022'

  18. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 24 October to 30 October 2022'

  19. Updated: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 17 October to 23 October 2022' and 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 10 October to 16 October 2022'

  20. Updated: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 17 October to 23 October 2022'

  21. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 17 October to 23 October 2022’

  22. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 10 October to 16 October 2022'

  23. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 3 October to 9 October 2022'

  24. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 26 September to 2 October 2022'

  25. Updated: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 19 September to 25 September 2022'

  26. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 19 September to 25 September 2022'

  27. Updated: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 12 September to 18 September 2022'

  28. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 12 September to 18 September 2022' and Updated: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 5 September to 11 September 2022' and 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 22 August to 28 August 2022'

  29. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 5 September to 11 September 2022'

  30. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 29 August to 4 September 2022'

  31. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 15 August to 21 August 2022'

  32. Updated: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 15 August to 21 August 2022'

  33. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 15 August to 21 August 2022'

  34. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 8 August to 14 August 2022' and Updated: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 1 August to 7 August 2022 - HTML attachment'

  35. Updated: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 8 August to 14 August 2022' will be published on Wednesday 17 August.

  36. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 1 August to 7 August 2022'.

  37. Added attachment "Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 25 July to 31 July 2022"

  38. Added "Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 18 July to 24 July 2022"

  39. Updated: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 2 May to 8 May 2022', 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 9 May to 15 May 2022', 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 13 June to 19 June 2022' and 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 11 July to 17 July 2022'.

  40. Added: "Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 11th July to 17th July 2022"

  41. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 4 July to 10 July 2022'.

  42. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 27 June to 3 July 2022'.

  43. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 20 June to 26 June 2022'.

  44. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 13 June to 19 June 2022'.

  45. Updated figure for Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats 16 April 2022.

  46. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 14 April to 17 April 2022'.

  47. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 6 June to 12 June 2022'.

  48. Added: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 30 May to 5 June 2022'.

  49. Addition of 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 23 May to 29 May 2022'.

  50. Addition of 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 16 May to 22 May 2022'.

  51. Updated: 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 9 May to 15 May 2022'.

  52. Addition of 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 9 May to 15 May 2022'.

  53. Addition of 'Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 2 May to 8 May 2022'.

  54. Added: Weekly number of migrants detected in small boats - 25 April to 1 May 2022

  55. First published.

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This publication is superseded by ‘Migrants detected crossing the English Channel in small boats’.

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Details

The MOD took operational command of responding to small boat crossings in the English Channel on 14 April 2022. This returned to the Home Office on 31 January 2023.

Data from 14 April to 2022 to 30 January 2023 can be found in Migrants detected crossing the English Channel in small boats - monthly data. Data from 31 January 2023 can be found in Migrants Detected Crossing the English Channel in Small Boats.

Migrants Detected Crossing the English Channel in Small Boats

Migrants detected crossing the English Channel in small boats - monthly historic data

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