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Between 1994 and 2006, around 36,000 Afghans claimed asylum in the UK. [7] Many whose claims were refused have not returned to Afghanistan, although the International Organization for Migration has helped some voluntarily return. [7] 5,540 Afghan nationals were granted British citizenship in 2008, down from 10,555 in 2007. [8]
The Government of the United Kingdom is divided into departments that each have responsibility, according to the government, for putting government policy into practice. [1] There are currently 24 ministerial departments, 20 non-ministerial departments, and 422 agencies and other public bodies, for a total of 465 departments. [2]
Proposed structural changes to local government in England were set out in the English devolution white paper published by the UK government on 16 December 2024. The white paper announced that where possible, there was a desire for existing two-tier area—where services are provided by both county councils and district councils—to be reorganised into a smaller number of unitary authorities ...
Some 6,042 Afghans were resettled in the year ending March 2024 under the legal routes created by the Home Office since 2021.
Map showing political control of the 152 Local authorities in England (doesn't show non-metropolitan districts or the Isles of Scilly). Bright colours represents control of a single party, pastel colours represent the leading party in a coalition government. Blue is for CON, red for LAB, orange for LDM, green for GRN and grey for IND/OTHER.
The UK has already evacuated more than 15,000 people since August 13, of whom more than 8,000 are Arap claimants. Afghans who helped Britain will get indefinite leave to remain in UK [Video] Skip ...
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[23] [24] [25] In December 2020, the UK government launched the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) scheme to offer relocation of eligible Afghans to the UK. An Afghan Threat and Risk Evaluation Unit (ATREU) was established at the British Embassy in Kabul to assess candidates. The scheme began to offer relocation or other assistance ...