Foreign criminals to be deported quicker
Foreign national offenders (FNOs) will be deported quicker thanks to a new 拢5 million government investment in prisons across England and Wales.
- Immigration crack squad deployed to prisons to speed up removal of foreign national offenders
- Deportation drive will save taxpayers바카라 사이트� money and help ease jail capacity crisis
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Foreign national offenders (FNOs) will be deported quicker thanks to a new 拢5 million government investment in prisons across England and Wales.
The money will fund the deployment of specialist frontline staff to 80 jails with one clear mission 바카라 사이트� speeding up the removal of prisoners who have no right to be in this country.
The new crack squad will also support the Home Office to identify and manage those going through the immigration process, ensuring cases are progressed as quickly as possible.
FNOs make up around 12 percent of the total prison population and deporting them sooner will help save taxpayers바카라 사이트� millions while easing the capacity crisis inherited by the new government.
The move is expected to further bolster efforts which have seen 23 per cent more FNOs removed since July 2024 compared to the same period in 2023.
Minister for Prisons, Probation and Reducing Reoffending, James Timpson, said:聽
It cannot be right for British taxpayers to foot the bill for jailing foreign criminals who have brought misery to our communities.
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This is part of our Plan for Change 바카라 사이트� fixing the broken prison system we inherited and keeping our streets safe.
The investment will create 82 specialist roles to oversee removals from jails. They will be in post and fully operational by 1 April.
Further information
- HM Prison and Probation Service work with the Home Office to remove thousands of FNOs via the Early Removal Scheme (where they can be deported up to 18 months before the end of their custodial sentence) and via transferring FNOs to serve their sentences in their home country
- Since July 2024, we have removed 2,580 foreign criminals, a 23 per cent increase on the same period 12 months prior