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<p>Any foreign national who comes to our country and abuses our hospitality by breaking
the law should be in no doubt of our determination to punish and deport them. More
than 45,000 foreign national offenders have been removed from the UK since 2010, and
in the last financial year almost 6,000 were removed from prisons, immigration removal
centres, and the community.</p><p> </p><p>The Early Removal Scheme is the principal
method for removing foreign national offenders early from prison. In 2017/18, over
2,000 foreign national offenders were removed under this scheme. Prisoners may also
be transferred to a prison in their own country under Prisoner Transfer Agreements.
The principal compulsory prisoner transfer scheme is the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework
Decision (2008/909/JHA). In addition, compulsory transfer may take place under the
Additional Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced
Persons, and a small number of bilateral prisoner transfer agreements.</p><p> </p><p>Our
departure from the European Union will have implications on prisoner transfers to
the EU. If we leave the EU without a ‘deal’, we will lose access to the EU Prisoner
Transfer Framework Decision. This will mean falling back on the Council of Europe
Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons and its Additional Protocol, which
we believe to be a less effective mechanism than the EU agreement. Therefore, under
a ‘no deal’ scenario we should be prepared to see a decline in the number of transfers
to and from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The tables below provide information for England
and Wales, taken from Management Information. In relation to British national prisoners
transferred into England and Wales, Management Information does not distinguish between
prisoners transferred under the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision and the Council
of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons. Transfer may therefore
have taken place on either a voluntary or compulsory basis. Please note that transfers
have not taken place to several countries listed in the tables below as the UK either
does not hold nationals from those countries in our prisons, or because there are
concerns that prisons might be in breach of Article 3 of the European Convention on
Human Rights. The transfer of prisoners into and out of Scotland and Northern Ireland
is a devolved matter.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Table 1: Transfer
under the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision (EU PTFD)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date country ratified
the EU PTFD</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of foreign national prisoners transferred
from England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of British national
prisoners transferred into England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Austria</p></td><td><p>01/01/2012</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Belgium</p></td><td><p>18/06/2012</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>Not
ratified</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Croatia</p></td><td><p>01/07/2013</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Cyprus</p></td><td><p>23/05/2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Czech
Republic</p></td><td><p>01/01/2014</p></td><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>Denmark</p></td><td><p>05/12/2011</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Estonia</p></td><td><p>01/01/2015</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Finland</p></td><td><p>05/12/2011</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>France</p></td><td><p>05/08/2013</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>Germany</p></td><td><p>25/07/2015</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>Greece</p></td><td><p>15/11/2014</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>Hungary</p></td><td><p>01/01/2013</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>Italy</p></td><td><p>05/12/2011</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>9</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>Ireland
(Republic)</p></td><td><p>Not ratified</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>16</p></td><td><p>Latvia</p></td><td><p>01/07/2012</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>Lithuania</p></td><td><p>01/04/2015</p></td><td><p>28</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>18</p></td><td><p>Luxembourg</p></td><td><p>05/12/2011</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>Malta</p></td><td><p>03/02/2012</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>Netherlands</p></td><td><p>01/11/2012</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>Poland</p></td><td><p>01/01/2012</p></td><td><p>35</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>22</p></td><td><p>Portugal</p></td><td><p>17/12/2015</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>23</p></td><td><p>Romania</p></td><td><p>26/12/2013</p></td><td><p>56</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>Slovakia</p></td><td><p>01/02/2012</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>Slovenia</p></td><td><p>20/09/2013</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>26</p></td><td><p>Spain</p></td><td><p>11/12/2014</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>27</p></td><td><p>Sweden</p></td><td><p>01/04/2015</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>357</p></td><td><p>100</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Table 2: Transfer Under the Additional
Protocol to the Council of Europe Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons</strong>
<em>This table does not include EU Member States which have ratified the Additional
Protocol as transfers take place under the EU Prisoner Transfer Framework Decision.</em>
<em>Please note: the date of entry into force has been taken as the date the UK ratified
the Additional Protocol or the date of ratification by the named country, whichever
is the later date.</em></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date
the Additional Protocol entered into force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number
of foreign national prisoners transferred from England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number
of British national prisoners transferred into England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Bulgaria</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Georgia</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Iceland</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Lichtenstein</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>FRY
Macedonia</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Moldova</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>7</p></td><td><p>Montenegro</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>8</p></td><td><p>Norway</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>Russia</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>10</p></td><td><p>Serbia</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>11</p></td><td><p>San
Marino</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>12</p></td><td><p>Switzerland</p></td><td><p>01/10/2014</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>13</p></td><td><p>Turkey</p></td><td><p>01/09/2016</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>14</p></td><td><p>Ukraine</p></td><td><p>01/11/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Table
3: Bilateral Prisoner Transfer Agreements</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Country</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date
the Bilateral Prisoner Transfer Agreement came into force</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number
of foreign national prisoners transferred from England and Wales</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number
of British national prisoners transferred into England and Wales</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>Albania</p></td><td><p>11/06/2013</p></td><td><p>24</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>Ghana</p></td><td><p>06/07/2017</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>Libya</p></td><td><p>29/04/2009</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>Nigeria</p></td><td><p>29/09/2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>5</p></td><td><p>Rwanda</p></td><td><p>23/11/2010</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>6</p></td><td><p>Somaliland</p></td><td><p>Not
Available</p></td><td><p>--</p></td><td><p>--</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>Total</p></td><td><p>25</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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