What is counted?
The figure refers to people detected arriving in the UK after crossing the English Channel in small boats, as recorded in GOV.UK's small boat arrivals time series. It does not include every immigration route, visa route, airport arrival, asylum case, or border interaction.
Why can today and this month differ?
Official data is published in batches and may lag behind the current date. That is why Megadinghy separates official month-to-date totals from rolling estimates on the Stats page.
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