Foreign Prisoners (Deportation)

Answer: I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for the time that he has taken to brief me on the troubling circumstances of the individual case about which he talked to the House at some length earlier this year. If we are to rebalance the criminal justice system and the immigration system in favour of the victim, it is important that we disclose information when we are able to do so. I hope to put in place a new policy to do so on request from right hon. and hon. Members within the next month.

This is an answer to the Oral question asked on Monday, 11 June 2007 by David Kidney (Labour).

Question: I thank my hon. Friend the Minister for keeping the promise that he made to the House on Report of the UK Borders Bill to review the Home Office policy on informing the victims of crime of the deportation of foreign nationals from prison. When does he anticipate the new policy being in place?

Secondary information

Type: Oral answer to question
Reference: 461 c496
Session: 2006-07
Chamber / Committee: House of Commons chamber
Subjects: Deportation Foreign nationals Offenders Prisoners Prisoners' release
Link: View this Oral answer to question on www.publications.parliament.uk