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Deportation: Sanctions

Asked by Rupert LoweRestore BritainHome OfficeTabled Answered 17 September 2025UIN 74856

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department applies sanctions to countries that refuse to accept deported nationals.

Answered by Alex Norris

Where cooperation with countries on returns falls below the levels expected, and where appropriate, we will use all levers available to us.

Sections 70-74 the new Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (NABA) gives HMG the ability to impose visa penalties where countries are deemed to be uncooperative on returns. The full provision can be found here: Nationality and Borders Act 2022.

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