Escorted Overseas Removals
FOI 8762 We have received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following: How many times Border and Immigration…
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FOI 8762
We have received a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following:
How many times Border and Immigration Agency (or other Home Office) officials have accompanied non-British citizens who have been deported (for whatever reason) to another country, from April 2007 to date.
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The number of journeys made.
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The countries to which officials have travelled.
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The reasons they had to travel.
We released the following information on 12 February 2008.
- Between 1 April 2007 and 31 December 2007, 1999 removals were carried out with escorts at public expense.
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- These can be found listed at Annex A below
- Escorts are used** **where a detainee has previously displayed disruptive behaviour or where we believe he will not comply with removal directions; where there is a need for medical escorts; or where it is a requirement of the receiving country.
Date: Tue Feb 12 10:34:55 GMT 2008