{"value":{"id":1649335,"askingMemberId":4638,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2023-06-30T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2023-07-04T00:00:00","uin":"191939","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how her Department decides when to action deportation orders to remove foreign criminals from the UK.","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4320,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2023-07-10T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>Under the UK Borders Act 2007, a deportation order must be made where a foreign national has been convicted of an offence and received a custodial sentence of 12 months or more.</p><p>In addition, a foreign national who has been convicted of an offence that has caused serious harm, who is a persistent offender or who represents a threat to national security may be considered for deportation under the Immigration Act 1971, where it is conducive to the public good.</p><p>This is subject to several exceptions, including where to do so would be a breach of a person’s ECHR rights or the UK’s obligations under the Refugee Convention.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Offenders: Deportation","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1649335","method":"GET"}]}