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<p>Our priority will always be to keep the British public safe. That is why foreign
nationals who abuse our hospitality by committing crimes should be in no doubt of
our determination to deport them.</p><p>The table below provides information on the
returns of foreign national offenders (FNOs) and those returned under Early Removal
Scheme (ERS).</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Date of return</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total
FNO Returns</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>FNOs returned under ERS</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p><strong>5,395</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,717</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p><strong>6,024</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,034</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p><strong>6,437</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,161</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p><strong>6,292</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,106</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p><strong>5,518</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,118</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p><strong>5,128</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2,101</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p><strong>2,944</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,364</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p><strong>2,706</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,196</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p><strong>3,097</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>601</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Jan
2023 - Sep 2023</p></td><td><p><strong>2,801</strong></p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>TOTAL</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>46,342</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>15,398</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Footnote</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p>1: The total returns dataset is from 01 January 2014 to 01 September
2023, in line with published data.</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>2: Available
published statistics for ERS are only available up to and including June 2022.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The Nationality and Borders Act introduced in April 2022 made it easier and
quicker to remove FNOs and those with no right to be in the UK. The Act extended the
period an FNO can be removed from prison under the ERS from a maximum of 9 months
to 12 months before their custodial sentence would otherwise have ended. New changes,
which came into force in January 2024, extended the removal period even further. Removal
of FNOs can now take place up to 18 months before the end of the custodial element
of their sentence, providing they have served the requisite period before removal
can take place.</p><p>The ERS remains the most effective mechanism for removing eligible
FNOs as quickly as possible, freeing up prison beds and saving money.</p>
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