People Smuggling: Prosecutions

(asked on 14th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals have been prosecuted in the UK for involvement in illegal migrant smuggling gangs since July 2024.


Answered by
Lord Collins of Highbury Portrait
Lord Collins of Highbury
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
This question was answered on 29th October 2026

The information requested on those identified as being prosecuted in the UK for involvement in illegal migrant smuggling gangs is not currently available from published statistics.

The Government is committed to tackling the organised criminal gangs responsible for facilitating illegal migration. The latest published data shows that there were at least 1,900 arrests relating to organised immigration crime between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026, of which at least 1,700 were made by UK law enforcement. Further information on organised immigration crime enforcement activity is published on GOV.UK.

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