Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 71730

People Smuggling: Sanctions

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 4 September 2025

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Conservative — Fylde

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what criteria are used to determine whether an (a) individual and (b) entity is considered an enabler of people smuggling for the purposes of sanctions.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
To consider whether someone is an enabler or otherwise involved in the relevant activity, we use the criteria set out in regulation 8 of The Global Irregular Migration and Trafficking in Persons Sanctions Regulations 2025, combined with the statutory thre...
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