Enforced removals and voluntary departures from the UK 1998 to 2007
1998 10,860
1999 11,345
2001 13,815
2001 16,940
2002 22,000
2003 29,255
2004 24,990
2005 28,410
2006 31,970
2007 32,220
Here are some figures I have been able to find on the number of people removed from the UK.
Roger
We never used to have asylum seekers at Dover as all passengers had already travelled through or from a countersignatory country of the '51 Geneva Convention.
Plus I.O's appeared to have more power and discretion in the old days so it was quite easy to cop a deaf un if some herbert started requesting asylum.It was usually answered politely advising them they could apply for asylum just as soon as they got back to France/Belg etc.Followed by a courteous 'cheerio'.