Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Labour
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many countries have a prisoner transfer agreement with the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty's Government which countries have a prisoner transfer agreement with the United Kingdom.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many foreign nationals given custodial sentences in the United Kingdom were transferred to another country in each year from 1990 to 2010; and to which countries they were transferred.
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many British citizens given custodial sentences abroad were transferred to the United Kingdom in each year from 1990 to 2010; and from which countries they came.
Lord McNally
Deputy Leader of the House of Lords, The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, Liberal Democrat Leader in the House of Lords
The United Kingdom is a party to prisoner transfer agreements with 108 countries and territories. The countries and territories with which the United Kingdom has prisoner transfer agreements are listed below.
| Territories with which the United Kingdom has Prisoner Transfer Agreements | ||
| Albania | France | Netherlands |
| America | Georgia | Nicaragua |
| Andorra | Germany | Nigeria |
| Anguilla | Ghana | Norway |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Greece | Pakistan |
| Armenia | Grenada | Panama |
| Australia | Hong Kong | Peru |
| Austria | Honduras | Poland |
| Azerbaijan | Hungary | Portugal |
| Bahamas | Iceland | Russia |
| Barbados | India | Romania |
| Belgium | Ireland | Rwanda |
| Bermuda | Israel | Samoa |
| Bolivia | Italy | San Marino |
| Bosnia Herzegovina | Japan | Serbia |
| Brazil | Korea | Slovakia |
| British Virgin Island | Latvia | Slovenia |
| Bulgaria | St Laos | Spain |
| Canada | Lesotho | Sri Lanka |
| Chile | Libya | Lucia |
| Cook Islands | Liechtenstein | Suriname |
| Costa Rica | Lithuania | Sweden |
| Croatia | Luxembourg | Switzerland |
| Cuba | Macedonia | Thailand |
| Cyprus | Malawi | Tonga |
| Czech Republic | Malta | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Denmark | Mauritius | Turkey |
| Ecuador | Mexico | Ukraine |
| Egypt | Moldova | Venezuela |
| Estonia | Montenegro | Vietnam |
| Finland | Morocco | Vietnam |
| Territories that have Prisoner Transfer Agreements with the UK | |
| Aruba | Henderson, Ducie and Oeno |
| Bouvet Island | Montserrat |
| British Indian O.T. | Peter I Island |
| Cayman Islands | Pitcairn |
| Dutch Antilles | Queen Maud Land Faroe Islands |
| Falkland Islands | St Helena and Dependencies |
| Gibraltar | Sovereign Base Areas of Akratri and Dhekelia (Cyprus) |
Prior to 2007, the National Offender Management Service did not separately record the states to which prisoners were transferred from England and Wales to continue serving a sentence of imprisonment. The table below sets out the number of prisoners transferred to other countries to continue serving their sentences of imprisonment in the calendar years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
| Country | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Austria | - | - | - | 1 |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Belgium | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Canada | - | 3 | - | 1 |
| Curacao | - | 1 | - | - |
| Cyprus | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Czech Republic | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Dutch Antilles | 5 | - | - | - |
| France | 3 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Germany | 2 | - | 4 | - |
| Ghana | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Italy | 1 | - | - | - |
| Lithuania | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Macedonia | - | 1 | - | - |
| Netherlands | 75 | 42 | 25 | 24 |
| Norway | 2 | - | - | - |
| Pakistan | - | - | - | 4 |
| Poland | 1 | 1 | - | 3 |
| Portugal | - | - | - | 2 |
| Republic of Ireland | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Slovenia | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Turkey | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
The table below sets out the number of prisoners transferred from a foreign jurisdiction to England and Wales to continue serving their sentences of imprisonment in the last four calendar years.
| Country | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
| Austria | - | 1 | - | - |
| Australia | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Belgium | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Brazil | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| Costa Rica | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| Ecuador | - | 1 | - | - |
| France | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| Germany | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Ghana | - | - | 2 | 3 |
| Grenada | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| India | - | 2 | 1 | - |
| Japan | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Laos | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Luxembourg | - | - | 1 | - |
| Mexico | - | 2 | - | |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 6 | - | - | 1 |
| Norway | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Panama | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Portugal | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 9 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| Romania | - | - | 1 | |
| Slovakia | - | - | - | 1 |
| Spain | 12 | 10 | 17 | 22 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | - | |
| Sweden | 2 | - | 2 | 2 |
| Switzerland | 1 | - | - | - |
| Thailand | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| Turkey | - | - | - | 2 |
| USA | 10 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
Prisoner transfer arrangements are a devolved matter. The transfer of prisoners to and from Scotland and to and from Northern Ireland is a matter for the relevant devolved Administration.
Does this answer the above question?
Yes0 people think so
No0 people think not
Would you like to ask a question like this yourself? Use our Freedom of Information site.