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Written question asked by Baroness Afshar (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 8 January 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 January 2019. It was answered by Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative) on Tuesday, 22 January 2019 on behalf of the Home Office.

British Nationals Abroad: Repatriation

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs in each of the last three years of repatriating to the UK British nationals who are convicted of criminal offences overseas; and whether they intend to pay the same costs for British nationals forced into marriage overseas; and if not, why not.

Answer

Costs associated with the deportation/return of British citizens to the UK at the end of a criminal sentence abroad are borne by the country seeking to deport/return them.

Victims of forced marriage who are helped to return to the UK by the Forced Marriage Unit will no longer be asked to take out a loan for their repatriation costs. From now on, no one who is assisted by the Forced Marriage Unit - and would previously have been offered a loan - will have to cover the costs of their repatriation. Where possible, the Government will continue to seek to ensure the costs fall on the perpetrators by means of Forced Marriage Protection Orders (FMPOs). The Government has also agreed to ensure that those victims who have outstanding loans will have no further costs fall to them.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12640
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Costs British nationals abroad Forced marriage Offenders Victims Repatriation
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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