House of Lords written question – answered at on 29 August 2013.
to ask Her Majesty’s Government on how many occasions in 2012 they were prevented from deporting criminals who were not United Kingdom citizens following the completion of their sentences by rulings of the United Kingdom courts citing Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
In answering this question, we have taken “occasions … prevented from deporting” to mean the number of appeals allowed against deportation by foreign national offenders (FNOs) on the grounds of Article eight of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
In 2012, a total of 299 FNOs had appeals allowed on Article eight Human Rights grounds (with or without other articles).
1. All figures quoted have been derived from management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change. This information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols.
2. Data relates to appeals determined between
3. Figures may include appeals originally lodged against deportation and asylum.
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