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<p>The total number of foreign national offenders who are imprisoned is published
in Table A1.11 here: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1173712/Population_30June2023_Annual.ods"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1173712/Population_30June2023_Annual.ods</a>.</p><p>Data
for the second element can be found in the attached file.</p><p>The removal of Foreign
National Offenders (FNOs) is a Government priority with all FNOs sentenced to custody
being referred to the Home Office for consideration of deportation. Both departments
are working closely to maximise removals from prison including:</p><ul><li>Expanding
the Early Removal Scheme to 18 months so we get them out of the country early and
no longer cost taxpayers a small fortune;</li><li>Deploying more Home Office caseworkers
to speed up and increase removals from this country, and look at measures to remove
foreign nationals accused of less serious crimes more quickly;</li><li>Continuing
to sign strike new prisoner transfer deals like the one agreed with Albania.</li></ul><p>The
Govt has made good progress from removing from prison and the community and published
figures show that overall FNO returns have increased in the latest 12-month period
(ending September 2023) by 19% when compared to previous 12-month period (3,577 compared
to 3,011). We removed 16,676 foreign national offenders since January 2019 to September
2023.</p>
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