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Illegal Immigrants

Answer

The following table outlines the number of arrests made for immigration offences as a result of allegations received from the public in each week in 2013 and how many resulted in (a) prosecution and (b) removal.

In order to align this answer with the method used for collating the data—“Information received from the public” has been interpreted as allegations and “deportation” has been referred to as removals.

Week	Arrests	Prosecutions	Removals
1	15	—	10
2	75	—	30
3	35	—	15
4	65	—	20
5	60	—	20
6	55	—	20
7	75	—	30
8	65	—	20
9	60	—	25
10	60	—	25
11	75	—	25
12	75	—	30
13	45	—	20
14	55	1—	30
15	55	__	30
16	80	—	40
17	90	—	55
18	120	1—	55
19	145	—	75
20	95	—	50
21	80	1—	40
22	85	1—	35
23	85	5	40
24	90	—	45
25	115	—	50
26	215	5	95
27	120	—	50
28	155	1—	65
29	145	—	60
30	100	—	35
31	120	1—	30
32	80	—	20
33	125	—	40
34	85	—	25
35	80	—	25
36	90	—	25
37	75	—	20
38	75	—	20
39	90	—	30
40	75	—	20
41	95	—	35
42	80	—	15
43	105	—	35
44	55	—	20
45	125	—	30
46	120	—	20
47	100	—	20
48	95	—	5
49	75	—	5
50	95	—	5
51	85	—	1—
52	20	—	—
53	10	—	—
Grand total	4,535	15	1,585
The number of prosecutions and removals refers directly to the allegations received in that week, but may not have taken place within that timeframe.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

193469; 579 cc115-6W

Session

2013-14

Subjects

Arrests Deportation Undocumented migrants Prosecutions

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk