{
  "generated_at": "2026-07-15T14:00:00+01:00",
  "about": "UK-France 'one in, one out' returns arrangement: milestones as reported in ministerial statements and press coverage. No official running total is published; the official quarterly context is in small-boat-returns.json. Hand-maintained: update when new figures are reported.",
  "scheme": {
    "started": "2025-08-06",
    "extended_to": "2026-10-01",
    "renewal_decision_due": "2026-10-01",
    "description": "For each small-boat arrival returned to France, the UK admits one person through a safe route. Piloted from August 2025, extended in June 2026 to 1 October 2026."
  },
  "milestones": [
    { "as_of": "2025-10-31", "returned_to_france": 42, "admitted_from_france": null, "source": "Ministerial statements, late October 2025" },
    { "as_of": "2026-01-27", "returned_to_france": 281, "admitted_from_france": 350, "source": "Home Office update, 27 January 2026" },
    { "as_of": "2026-03-01", "returned_to_france": 377, "admitted_from_france": 380, "source": "Ministerial statement, early March 2026" },
    { "as_of": "2026-05-01", "returned_to_france": 606, "admitted_from_france": 588, "source": "Reported figures, 1 May 2026" }
  ],
  "context": {
    "small_boat_arrivals_since_scheme": "See small-boats-daily.json from 2025-08-06",
    "note": "Returns under the scheme are a small fraction of small-boat arrivals over the same period (roughly 3-4% Sep 2025 to Mar 2026)."
  }
}