Prisoners on Remand: Immigration
(asked on 9th June 2023) - View SourceQuestioner
Stuart C McDonald
(Scottish National Party - Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners were (a) in remand in prison under s24, s25 and s25A of the Immigration Act 1971 and (b) in remand under the Act and subject to an age dispute in each of the last 12 months.
This question was answered on 14th June 2023
The number of prisoners on remand under s24, s25 and s25A of the Immigration Act 1971, for each of the last 12 months, is included in the attached table.
Data regarding the number of prisoners on remand under the Immigration Act 197 and subject to an age dispute is not held centrally and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.