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The requested information can be found in the attached spreadsheet.<\/p>

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The removal of Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) is a Government priority and my department continues to work closely with the Home Office to maximise the number of deportations.<\/p>

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Published figures show that FNO returns have increased following the pandemic, in the latest 12-month period (ending December 2023) by 27% when compared to the previous 12-month period. Between January 2019 and December 2023 17,795 FNOs have been removed.<\/p>

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The proportion of FNOs held in custody is 12% of the total prison population and has remained stable in recent years while the overall prison population has grown.<\/p>

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On 11 March, the Government set out a plan to increase the number of FNOs removed through:<\/p>