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Written question asked by Baroness Warsi (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord West of Spithead (Labour) on Tuesday, 7 July 2009.


Immigration

Question
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many illegal immigrants were arrested in each of the past five years.
Answer

The attached table sets out the total number of arrests for suspected illegal entry and Section 10 offences. Due to changes in the nature of the system used to record details of arrests made by the UK Border Agency, complete and reliable data is only available from October 2006. Section 10 offences include overstaying, working in breach of conditions, claiming public funds in breach of conditions, and obtaining leave to remain by deception. These figures do not constitute part of National Statistics as they are based on internal management information. The information has not been quality assured under National Statistics protocols, should be treated as provisional and is subject to change.

Period Illegal Entry Arrests Section 10 Arrests
Oct 2006-Mar 2007 2,546 1,337
2007-08 4,626 3,924
2008-09 4,362 3,739

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
712 c138WA; 4419
Session
2008-09
Subjects
Arrests Undocumented migrants
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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