Guidance

Cases involving pending prosecution: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on handling cases about pending prosecution.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 12 August 2022
• Last updated: 22 November 2024
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  1. 22 November 2024

     Guidance updated to: delete the section covering EUSS applications, as pending prosecutions are no longer relevant in an EUSS context; and reflect the renaming of the Identification, Law Enforcement Engagement team (ILEET) to the Pendings, Documentation and POCA Team (PDP Team) in the Foreign National Offender Returns Command (FNO RC).

  2. 25 September 2024

     Removal of the section covering EUSS applications, as pending prosecutions are no longer relevant in an EUSS context.

  3. 13 May 2024

     This guidance has been updated to include administrative removal action in the deportation section.

  4. 13 March 2024

     References to Director, AD and DD have been updated to grades. An accessible version of the guidance has been added.

  5. 12 August 2022

     First published.

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UK Visas and Immigration staff guidance on handling pending prosecutions in the UK and determining whether they are a barrier to deporting foreign national offenders.