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Refugees resettled under official schemes falls to lowest level in over a decade
Only 353 people fleeing war and conflict were resettled in Britain in the year to March 2020
A young family picked up in the English Channel by the Border Force in March 2021
THE number of refugees accepted by Britain after arriving through official schemes has fallen to the lowest level in over a decade, raising doubts over government pledges to create safe routes.
According to the latest immigration figures, published today, only 353 people fleeing war and conflict were resettled in this country in the year to March 2020.
This is the lowest number of refugees offered protection under government resettlement schemes in 11 years, according to refugee charities, and a huge drop from the previous 12-month period, when 4,968 people were resettled.
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