politics
A record number of foreign criminals are on the streets of Britain
Labour’s sentencing reforms have led to a record number of foreign criminals prowling the streets, the Home Office has conceded. Some 21,294 convicted crooks are living in the community because they have not been deported. This is up by more than 1,000 in the past three months alone, with officials blaming the Government’s changes to sentencing rules.
TL;DR
- Record number of 21,294 foreign national offenders (FNOs) living in the community due to non-deportation.
- This figure has increased by over 1,000 in the past three months.
- Officials attribute the rise to Labour's changes in sentencing and deportation rules.
- Approximately 1,500 offenders from overseas are receiving free homes as they cannot be deported.
- 929 FNOs have had their asylum claims and appeals rejected but are still receiving taxpayer support (Section 4 support).
- The number of FNOs eligible for deportation has soared from 3,943 in 2012 to 21,294.
- Human rights laws and refusal of some countries to accept their nationals hinder deportations.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood claims progress in reducing asylum backlog, hotel use, and increasing deportations.