Returns to Mauritania

Kevin Smyth made this Freedom of Information request to UK Border Agency

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From: Kevin Smyth

19 March 2010

Dear UK Border Agency,

Could you please provide the number of enforced returns to
Mauritania for each year from 2006?

Could you please provide the number of voluntary returns to
Mauritania for each year since 2006?

Yours faithfully,

Kevin Smyth

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From: Freedom Of Information Team ( IND )
UK Border Agency

19 March 2010

Mr Smith

Thank you for your email

You request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000

The reference number for your request is 14414

Regards

Freedom of Information Team
UKBA

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From: Rafiq Afifa (RDS)
UK Border Agency

25 March 2010

Hi Kevin,

Thank you for your enquiry requesting removals and voluntary departures to
Mauritania. Official statistics on enforced removals are not available
separately.

In 2006, less than three people were removed or departed voluntarily from
the UK to Mauritania. These departures were enforced removals and notified
voluntary departures.

There were no removals or voluntary departures from the UK to Mauritania
in 2007 or 2008.

In 2009, less than three people were removed or departed voluntarily from
the UK to Mauritania. These departures were non-asylum cases initially
refused entry at a port and subsequently removed.

Rounding figures to the nearest five is common practice in the publication
of statistics. This is to ensure the confidentiality of individual case
files as well as to reflect the quality of the data source which we cannot
assume to be 100% accurate. Therefore, for example, when the count is
three, the published figure would be five. However, when the count is one
or two we do not round to zero as this would be misrepresentative, we
simply indicate that it is less than three.

The Home Office publishes statistics on the number of persons removed or
departed voluntarily from the UK on a quarterly and annual basis, which
are available from the Home Office's Research, Development and Statistics
website at:

[1]http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigra...

If you require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact
me.

Regards,

Afifa Rafiq

Removals Enforcement & Detention Statistics Section

Migration Statistics

15 Wellesley Road

Croydon

CR9 2AR

Tel: 020 8760 8069

Fax: 020 8760 8400

[2][email address]

This message is personal. The opinions expressed are in no way an official
view of the Home Office; neither should they be considered an indication
of Home Office policy.

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