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<p> </p><p> </p><p>As of the 31 December 2013, 1,230 people were being held in prisons
in England and Wales not in relation to criminal proceedings.</p><p> </p><p>Of these,
1,214 were being held as immigration detainees and 16 were being held for civil offences
(for example non-payment of a debt, contempt of court, or breach of an injunction).</p><p>
</p><p>The agreement to hold time served foreign national offenders (Immigration Detainees)
in prisons is set out in a Service Level Agreement between NOMS and the Home Office
and is designed to support the Home Office in achieving its objectives for removal.</p><p>
</p><p>Reducing the FNO population is a top priority for this Government. We are working
hard to reduce the flow of FNOs into our prison system and increase the number of
FNOs removed from the UK through Prisoner Transfer Agreements (PTAs); the Early Removal
Scheme (ERS) and Tariff Expired Removal Scheme (TERS).</p><p> </p><p>Table 1 (attached)
provides a breakdown of the population who are not held in relation to criminal proceedings
by prison establishment.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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