Question follow-through · 96395

Immigration: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the level of prosecutions for immigration-related offences.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
2 Dec 2025
Target answer date
4 Dec 2025
Answer
10 Dec 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 2 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to increase the level of prosecutions for immigration-related offences.

  2. 4 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 10 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    Prosecutions themselves are a matter for the Crown Prosecution Service.The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 provides an array of new and stronger powers for law enforcement agencies to prevent organised immigration crime and bring further ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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