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Crime: Nationality

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainHome OfficeTabled Answered 23 December 2024UIN 19995

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of a review of which nationalities proportionately commit the largest number of crimes.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

The Ministry of Justice already publishes the nationality of those entering custody or serving prison sentences as part of their quarterly Offender Management Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2024/offender-management-statistics-quarterly-april-to-june-2024.

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