Written Question·Home Office·UIN 64738

Asylum: Criminal Records

Tabled: 3 July 2025
Answered: 11 July 2025

Question

Esther McVey

ConservativeTatton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department shares information with local police forces on the criminal records of asylum seekers placed in their area.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Home Office communicates regularly with local police forces, and with the National Police Chiefs’ Council, to assess the operational implications of housing asylum seekers in different areas and regions around the country, and will always do what is n...

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