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Old 10-08-2025, 12:30   #1569
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Re: Starmer’s chronicles
I think this should prove popular on the Forum.
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Foreign criminals to be deported from UK immediately after sentencing

Offenders would be barred from re-entering the country under new government plans

Foreign nationals convicted of crimes will be deported from the UK immediately after sentencing, under plans announced by Sir Keir Starmer’s government as it seeks to present a tough stance on border security.

The plan builds on legislation introduced in June that will, from September, allow the government to deport a prisoner once they have served 30 per cent of their sentence, down from 50 per cent today.

That threshold will now be removed entirely, the government announced on Sunday, enabling deportation to take place as soon as sentencing has concluded. Ministers said the move would reduce prison overcrowding, cut costs and prevent reoffending in the UK.

The policy will require new legislation to be brought before parliament in due course, with the proposed law set to apply to both current inmates and those sentenced in the future, the government said.

The new measures announced by the government will not apply to offenders serving life sentences, including those convicted of murder or terrorism-related offences, so individuals who are deemed to pose a threat to national security or British interests remain in the UK.

Foreign nationals account for about 12 per cent of the prison population in England and Wales, with Albanians representing the largest foreign nationality group in British prisons. The average annual cost of a prison place is £54,000, according to official figures.

Government data shows 5,200 foreign national offenders have been deported since July 2024, a 14 per cent rise on the previous 12 months. The Ministry of Justice has also spent £5mn deploying specialist staff to almost 80 prisons in a bid to accelerate deportations.

The UK is in the throes of a prison overcrowding crisis, with prisons across Britain at about 97.5 per cent capacity.
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