Asylum applications withdrawn or refused towards end of 2023 soared
The number of asylum applications refused or withdrawn has soared, prompting a charity to warn the Government these should not be used as a way to cut the backlog in the system.
Withdrawals last year were more than four times the number for 2022, while refusals in the final three months of 2023 hit their highest quarterly figure since 2001.
The figures, published by the on Thursday, saw the voice concern while a think tank predicted that the quick decisions
