Official Statistics

Closing statement

Updated 21 February 2023

This official statistics was withdrawn on

This publication is superseded by ‘Migrants detected crossing the English Channel in small boats’.

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This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/migrants-detected-crossing-the-english-channel-in-small-boats-weekly-data/closing-statement

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 is available at MOD monthly data - Migrants detected crossing the English Channel in small boats.

Data from 31 January 2023 is available at Migrants Detected Crossing the English Channel in Small Boats.

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