HL Deb 08 March 1982 vol 428 cc101-2WA
Lord Avebury

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will state, for each of the years the Immigration Act 1971 came into force:

  1. (i) how many recommendations for deportation were made by courts;
  2. (ii) how many recommendations for deportation made by courts resulted in deportation orders being made;
  3. (iii) how many deportation orders were made (a) under section 3(5)(a), (b) section 3(5)(b) and (c) 3(5)(c);
  4. (iv) how many appeals against deportation orders were lodged, dismissed or successful;
  5. (v) how many deportation orders were made on the grounds that a person's presence was not "conducive to the public good as being in the interests of national security or of the relations between the United Kingdom and any other country or for other reasons of a political nature".

1 Lord Belstead

The information requested in parts (i), (ii) and (iii) of the Question is given in Table I below. Information about appeals in respect of deportation orders (Part (iv) of the Question) has been provided by the Immigration Appellate Authorities and is given in Table II and III below. I regret that the information requested in part (v) is not reedily available.

IMMIGRATION ACT 1971

(entered into forcest January 1973)

TABLE I
Year Number of recommendations for deportation made by courts Number of deportation orders made following a court recommendation Number of deportation orders signed in respect of persons liable to deportation under section: 3(5)(a), 3(5)(b), 3(5)(c)
1973 677 403 43 19 —
1974 638 284 116 26 1
1975 875 361 140 44 —
1976 1,190 556 197 36 —
1977 1,175 688 403 58 8
1978 980 551 619 57 7
1979 1,075 626 544 102 3
1980 1,242 807 1,553 97 15
1981 820 701 1,345 140 6

Notes:

The total number of deportations effected in any year, following a court recommendation, will not necessarily be the same as the number of recommendations made. Some recommendations are not implemented, and some deportations effected in one year may be the result of a recommendation made in the previous year.

TABLE II
Appeals to adjudicators against decisions to deport under Section3(5) of the Immigration Act 1971
Year Total number of appeals referred Dismissed Allowed
1973 124 54 4
1974 204 149 12
1975 252 154 8
1976 434 289 2
1977 533 416 15
1978 524 461 6
1979 426 355 18
1980 427 310 27
1981 262 257 19

TABLE III
Appeals at first instance to the Immigration Appeal Tribunal against decisions to deport under Section 3(5) of the Immigration Act 1971, and appeals to the Tribunal against adjudicators' determinations of appeals against such decisions.
Year Total number of cases referred Dismissed Allowed
1973 16 10 2
1974 38 19 2
1975 26 31 3
1976 60 22 6
1977 60 52 2
1978 97 66 6
1979 136 99 9
1980 133 68 10
1981 99 80 13

Notes:

  1. (i) The figures for appeals to adjudicators relate to appeals by individuals, whereas the figures for appeals to the tribunal relate to appeal cases (where one case may involve more than one appeal).
  2. (ii) Appeals against decisions to make deportation orders under Section 3(5)(b) or (c) of the 1971 Act are to the tribunal at first instance. Appeals against decisions under Section 3(5)(a) of the 1971 Act are to adjudicators at first instance unless a related appeal against a decision under Section 3(5)(b) or (c) is pending before the tribunal.
  3. (iii) Separate figures for appeals to the tribunal at first instance and appeals to the tribunal against adjudicators' determinations could not be obtained without disproportionate effort.