Small boat arrivals declined significantly in the first seven months of 2026. This commentary analyses the numbers and explains what we can – and cannot – know about the reasons for the decline.

A forum for users and producers of international migration statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and the Home Office.

What Is Immigration Policy For?; This book explores what immigration policy seeks to achieve and why so many people end up unhappy with the outcome. Drawing on decades of research and examples from hi...

Small boat arrivals declined significantly in the first seven months of 2026. This commentary analyses the numbers and explains what we can – and cannot – know about the reasons for the decline.

This briefing provides an overview of attitudes toward immigration in Britain.

Why does migration policy cause so much division? And what might help to resolve it?

A short analysis arguing that the post-Brexit immigration system broke its promise to reduce migration partly by accident, and partly by design.

This briefing examines the accommodation of asylum seekers in the UK.

While net migration is on a downward trajectory, it is still positive, meaning that the foreign-born population continues to grow.

This commentary explores international migration to Scotland and Wales, including recent overall trends, higher education student and asylum seeker numbers, and projections of future migration.

This guide has been developed to help people answer key questions about migrants in local areas around the UK: How many migrants are there in different local areas? How is this changing over time? Wha...

This commentary answers some common questions about immigration charges and their implications.

The BBC exposes a shadow industry charging migrants thousands of pounds to help them cheat the asylum system.

Madeleine Sumption's newly published book, 'What is immigration policy for?', is essential reading for politicians and policy-makers. It is succinct, really

This briefing examines the phenomenon of people crossing the English Channel in small boats.