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Until 2022, in these situations, national offenders would have been returned to prison only if apprehended before the sentence expiry date. In the new regime, if Clause 32 is adopted without amendment, the Secretary of State would have the power under subsection (1) to remove again a prisoner from prison for the purpose of deportation, even once he returned to the UK. Proposed new subsection (1D) would close down that possibility by disabling the power in that case. The offender would, of course, still face deportation after serving the sentence.