Written question asked by Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 26 February 2007, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 28 February 2007. It was answered by Lord Reid of Cardowan (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 March 2007 on behalf of the Home Office.

Criminal Casework Team

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what changes have been made to the Criminal Casework Team in each of the last five years.

Answer: I have set out the average number of personnel working within the Criminal Casework Team in each of the last five years, 26 October 2006, Official Report, column 2126W. The Director General of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate wrote to the Home Affairs Committee on 9 October 2006, setting out that this figure had increased to 530 staff. In her letter, the Director General also outlined that a new system of case ownership has been introduced to ensure that all deportation cases are managed and tracked by individual caseworkers as they pass through the system. A copy of this letter is available in the Library of the House.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 458 c289W; 124220
Session: 2006-07
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP 06/1822
Monday, 23 October 2006
Deposited papers
House of Lords
House of Commons
Subjects: Deportation Offenders
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk