Written Question·Home Office·UIN 81739

Criminal Records: Immigration Controls

Tabled: 13 October 2025

Answered: 21 October 2025

Question

Dr Roz Savage

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the adequacy of the length of time covered by overseas criminal record certificates.

Answer

Mike Tapp

We take the issue of preventing foreign criminals entering the UK extremely seriously.Overseas criminal record certificates are one of a number of checks undertaken to establish whether a person has committed any offences overseas.Visa applicants coming h...

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