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Immigration: Crime

Asked by Robert JenrickReform UKHome OfficeTabled Answered 22 July 2025UIN 67358

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been charged for immigration offences in each month since July 2024.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

In general, charging decisions are made by the Crown Prosecution Service based on the circumstances of each case, and the likelihood of obtaining a conviction for the offence in question. In the twelve months from July 2024 to June 2025 446 individuals were charged with offences under the Immigration Act 1971, the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 and Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc Act) 2004.

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