Immigration: Government Legal Advice

Part of Solicitor General – in the House of Commons at on 19 June 2025.

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Photo of Helen Grant Helen Grant Shadow Solicitor General

According to press reports, Qari Abdul Rauf, a convicted ringleader of the Rochdale child rape gang, is still living in the town. That is nearly 10 years after a judge ordered his deportation. Repeated appeals under article 8 of the ECHR—the right to family life —have blocked his removal. What action are the Government taking to stop criminals abusing article 8 to defeat Parliament’s clear intention to deport them?