Asylum system 'overburdened'
The asylum system is 'overburdened' allowing dangerous criminals to slip through the net, while leaving genuine cases to dwindle in the system, an influential committee of MPs has warned.
MPs: 21,955 asylum claims this year so far
Just under 22,000 refugees fled to the UK last year and lodged asylum cases, according to an influential group of MPs.
However, the report by the home affairs select committee showed there were already the same amount of asylum claims by mid-September 2013 as there were for the whole of last year.
- As of September 19, the UK already has 21,955 asylum cases.
- There were a total of 21,955 last year.
- Of those 18,423 have received an initial decision and 12,632 have reached a verdict.
- This means that 3,523 people who applied for asylum in 2012 have yet to receive an initial decision.
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