Question follow-through · 72784
Offenders: Deportation
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the deterrent effect of immediate deportation for foreign nationals convicted of criminal offences.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department has made an assessment of the effectiveness of the deterrent effect of immediate deportation for foreign nationals convicted of criminal offences.
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2025
Answer published
The removal of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) is a priority of this Government, which is why we are introducing new measures to enable the earlier removal of determinate sentenced FNOs as soon after sentencing as possible.Deportation is a significant p...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Prisoners' Release: Reoffenders
5 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners released early under automatic release provisions have subsequently been reconvicted.