HC Deb 11 May 1983 vol 42 cc297-8W
Mr. Dubs

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) what have been the dates and places since 30 June 1982 where major joint immigration-police operations were carried out in the whole of the United Kingdom; how many police officers and immigration officers, and of what rank, were involved for each operation; how many people and of what nationalities were (a) interviewed and (b) detained in each operation; for how long and where; and with regard to what breaches of immigration law were these people interviewed or charged;

(2) how many people, as a result of each major joint operation between the immigration service and the police since 30 June 1982, were removed as illegal entrants or deported under the terms of section 3(5) of the Immigration Act 1971; how many prosecutions were carried out as a result of each operation; and whether the guidelines as outlined in his Department's circular No. 131/1980 to the chief officers of police were carried out in each operation.

Mr. Waddington

The information readily available is as follows:

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