Written Question·Home Office·UIN 12592

Immigration: Arrests and Prosecutions

Tabled: 4 November 2024

Answered: 12 November 2024

Question

Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Government's policy is on checking the immigration status of individuals during the process of arrest to prosecution.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

Where relevant, the Police will check the immigration status of individuals they arrest with Immigration Enforcement. The purpose of sharing this information is to assist in establishing identity.Any foreign national who is convicted of a crime and given ...

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