§ Lord Hyltonasked Her Majesty's Government:
In how many cases in each of the past two years use was made of the provision for deporting foreign national prisoners four and a half months before the expiry of their sentence. [HL3064]
§ Baroness Scotland of Asthal:The Criminal Justice Act 2003 introduces new provisions to enable certain foreign national prisoners who are liable to removal to be removed up to four and a half months before their normal release date. This power came into force on 14 June hence data relating to the number of times it has been used are unavailable.