Sources

Every published source needs a scope label before it gets a chart.

The core publishing rule is simple: route-specific and explicitly local route-relevant sources can appear on public pages. Context-only sources stay in the research layer unless a row can be promoted with a clear route or scheme link.

Scope classes

These classes decide whether a source is ready for public use, needs tighter route framing, or belongs in the background research layer only.

Route specific 11 sources

Route specific

Direct asylum, refugee, or route-specific evidence that can support public charts and claims.

official national

Illegal entry and protection routes chapter

Small boat arrivals, illegal entry route figures, grants of protection, and refugee family reunion context.

official local

Data on asylum and resettlement in local authority areas

Area comparison for asylum support, resettlement, and local refugee pressure where published.

official local

Local authority data on immigration groups

Latest local tables for asylum support, Afghan Resettlement Programme, and Homes for Ukraine.

Local route relevant 2 sources

Local route relevant

Place-level sources that are safe to publish when tied to a route or scheme with clear logic.

public evidence

Council statements, FOIs, and planning records on asylum hotels or refugee housing

Named hotel sites, unnamed hotel sightings, and route-specific local housing evidence.

entity evidence

Companies House and hotel operator websites

Resolve named asylum hotels to owner groups, operators, brands, and company numbers without guessing at the chain.

Context only 2 sources

Context only

Useful research or infrastructure sources that stay out of the public product unless promoted.

context infrastructure

General council spending corpus

Background accountability context only, not published as route-specific asylum or refugee spend.

context infrastructure

Generic council Contracts Finder notices

Held back unless an individual notice can be shown to be tied to asylum accommodation or a specific refugee or humanitarian route.

Source types in use

2 rows

official national

2 rows

official local

1 rows

official contract

4 rows

official funding guidance

2 rows

official scrutiny

1 rows

public evidence

1 rows

entity evidence

2 rows

context infrastructure

What this protects against

Mixing problem

Generic infrastructure stops pretending to be asylum evidence

Councils, contracts, and public finance systems only move onto public pages when they can be tied back to a route or scheme clearly enough to defend.

Public trust rule

Every chart inherits a source discipline

A dataset is not enough. It needs coverage, scope, and a publishability judgment first.

Source ledger

This is the underlying register of sources, their scope label, and how they are allowed to influence the public site.

Source register showing each dataset, its scope label, and the way it is allowed to shape public pages.
Source	Type	Scope	Public use	Used for
Illegal entry and protection routes chapter Open source	official national	route_specific	yes	Small boat arrivals, illegal entry route figures, grants of protection, and refugee family reunion context.
Data on asylum and resettlement in local authority areas Open source	official local	route_specific	yes	Area comparison for asylum support, resettlement, and local refugee pressure where published.
Local authority data on immigration groups Open source	official local	route_specific	yes	Latest local tables for asylum support, Afghan Resettlement Programme, and Homes for Ukraine.
Safe and legal humanitarian routes chapter Open source	official national	route_specific	yes	Refugee resettlement schemes, Afghan programme totals, UKRS, Mandate, and community sponsorship context.
Asylum accommodation and support contracts Open source	official contract	route_specific	yes	Provider-region map for the asylum accommodation estate.
Asylum Grant funding instruction 2025 to 2026 Open source	official funding guidance	route_specific	yes	Baseline and marginal asylum-grant tariff rows in the public money ledger.
UK resettlement programmes funding instructions 2025 to 2026 Open source	official funding guidance	route_specific	yes	Official refugee-resettlement funding instruction rows and future tariff normalization.
Afghan schemes funding instructions 2024 to 2025 Open source	official funding guidance	route_specific	yes	Official Afghan-programme funding instruction rows pending deeper scheme-component normalization.
Homes for Ukraine funding arrangements and councillor guidance Open source	official funding guidance	route_specific	yes	Tariff and welcome-payment rows for the humanitarian-route money layer.
National Audit Office asylum accommodation investigation Open source	official scrutiny	route_specific	yes	Hotel cost share, daily-cost context, and contract forecast drift for the asylum accommodation system.
Home Affairs Committee asylum accommodation report Open source	official scrutiny	route_specific	yes	Current official hotel count and committee evidence on asylum accommodation.
Council statements, FOIs, and planning records on asylum hotels or refugee housing Open source	public evidence	local_route_relevant	yes	Named hotel sites, unnamed hotel sightings, and route-specific local housing evidence.
Companies House and hotel operator websites Open source	entity evidence	local_route_relevant	yes, when the match is document-backed	Resolve named asylum hotels to owner groups, operators, brands, and company numbers without guessing at the chain.
General council spending corpus Open source	context infrastructure	context_only	no	Background accountability context only, not published as route-specific asylum or refugee spend.
Generic council Contracts Finder notices Open source	context infrastructure	context_only	no	Held back unless an individual notice can be shown to be tied to asylum accommodation or a specific refugee or humanitarian route.