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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals were charged with (a) possession of a false instrument and (b) attempting to obtain services by deception; how many were subsequently sentenced to a term of imprisonment; and what was the average sentence length in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign nationals were charged with (a) possession of a false instrument and (b) attempting to obtain services by deception; how many were subsequently sentenced to a term of imprisonment; and what was the average sentence length in the...
Asked by
Lord Allan of Hallam
Answered by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
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Answered
Tabled on
11 May 1998
For answer on
18 May 1998
Answered on
18 May 1998
Mr. Allan: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals were charged with (a) possession of a
false instrument and (b) attempting to obtain services by deception; how many were subsequently sentenced to a term of imprisonment;
and what was the average sentence length in the last year for which figures are available. [41816]
Mr. Michael: Under section 26(1)(d) of the Immigration Act 1971, a foreign national is guilty of a criminal offence if, without
lawful authority; he alters any certificate of entitlement, entry clearance, work permit or other document made under or for the
purpose of the Act; or if he has in his possession any passport, certificate of entitlement, entry clearance, work permit or other
document which is known (or he has reasonable cause to believe) to be false. However, it is also possible that other legislation,
which although not referring exclusively to passports, may be used to deal with foreign nationals arrested for this type of crime.
Detailed information on persons charged by offence is not collected centrally. Information held on the Home Office Court Proceedings
database for 1996 (latest available) shows nine prosecutions and five convictions under section 26(1)(d) of the Act. Only one
offender was given a custodial sentence which was for the period of one month.
The Court Proceedings database does not record a person's nationality and is unable to identify all benefit fraud cases, as the
majority are dealt with under section 1 of the Theft Act 1968, which covers a multitude of circumstances.
Subjects
Custodial treatment; Forgery; Documents; Foreign nationals; Migrants
Date
18 May 1998
Reference
312 c239-40W; 41816
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House of Commons