Prisoners: Foreign Nationals

Justice written question – answered at on 11 February 2014.

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Photo of Ian Davidson Ian Davidson Chair, Scottish Affairs Committee, Chair, Scottish Affairs Committee

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice pursuant to the oral answer of 15 October 2013, Official Report, columns 681-2W, on prisoners: foreign national, how many of the foreign national offenders listed in that answer (a) have been released, (b) have been deported and (c) are still detained; and if he will make a statement.

Photo of James Brokenshire James Brokenshire Minister of State (Home Office) (Security and Immigration)

I have been asked to reply on behalf of the Home Department.

The following table shows the number of foreign national offenders listed in the answer of 15 October 2013, Hansard, columns 681-2W, on prisoners: foreign national who have been (a) released, (b) have been deported and (c) are still detained.

  Number
Released 49
Deported/Removed 200
Detained (Immigration Detention or Custodial) 14
Concluded 36
Grand total 299
Notes: 1. ‘Released’ and ‘Detained’ figures from live Criminal Casework data as of 27 January 2014. 2. ‘Deported/Removed’ figures taken from published FNO removals data—January 2010 to September 2013 and current financial year data to 25 January 2014. 3. ‘Concluded’ relates to cases that have been concluded as a result of an allowed appeal/grant of leave to remain, or no longer of interest to Criminal Casework.

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