The AscensionIsland Government (AIG) came into being in 2002, taking over some of the roles of the London Users, and supported by taxes on incomes and on the property that the island's users make use of.
Britain has made a second in respect of Ascensionisland in the South Atlantic, a third concerning the Hatton-Rockall area in the North Atlantic and a fourth concerning the Falklands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich islands in the South Atlantic.