Question follow-through · 100238

Immigration: Crime

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the relationship between enforcement activity and a) arrests, b) convictions and c) sentencing outcomes for immigration offences.

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
17 Dec 2025
Answer
22 Dec 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the relationship between enforcement activity and a) arrests, b) convictions and c) sentencing outcomes for immigration offences.

  2. 17 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Dec 2025

    Answer published

    The Government has made a strategic shift in Border Security, focusing on long-term systemic improvements, smarter, intelligence-led interventions and stronger partnerships across agencies.The Border Security Command (BSC), established in July 2024, provi...

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