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Immigration Controls: Staff

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 13 July 2026UIN 15697

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many immigration enforcement officers have been deployed in the last 12 months.

Answered by Alex Norris

The information requested is not centrally held and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.

The Home Office published the average number of full-time equivalent staff employed in Immigration Enforcement during 2024–25 in its Annual Report and Accounts, available at: Home Office Annual Report and Accounts 2024 to 2025. This figure comprises a range of roles within Immigration Enforcement and is not limited to deployed Immigration Enforcement officers.

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