The number of foreigners settling in the UK rose by more than a fifth last year, figures show.
A total of 237 890 people were granted settlement in the UK in 2010, a rise of 22% compared with 194 780 in the previous year- similar to the record high of 238 950, set in the 12 months to 30th September, last year. The number leaving the UK, either voluntarily or through enforced removals, fell to 57 085, the lowest in five years and 15% down on 2009, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
Of those granted settlement, the number of asylum-related cases increased by almost two-thirds to 5 125, compared with 3 110 in 2009, and the number of work-related cases was also up, rising 4% to 84 370 compared with 81 185 the previous year.
A total of 237 890 people were granted settlement in the UK in 2010, a rise of 22% compared with 194 780 in the previous year- similar to the record high of 238 950, set in the 12 months to 30th September, last year. The number leaving the UK, either voluntarily or through enforced removals, fell to 57 085, the lowest in five years and 15% down on 2009, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
Of those granted settlement, the number of asylum-related cases increased by almost two-thirds to 5 125, compared with 3 110 in 2009, and the number of work-related cases was also up, rising 4% to 84 370 compared with 81 185 the previous year.
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