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Beverley Hughes
The latest available information on those persons proceeded against, and found guilty, under section 8 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1996 and section 24 of the Immigration Act 1971 are shown in the table. Comparable data prior to 1983 are not available due to changes in data collection methods.
The data given for 1997 to 2001 have been revised significantly since they were published in the command paper "Control of Immigration Statistics: United Kingdom 2001" in November 2002. These corrected data are being published here for the first time. Despite
| Persons found guilty of offences under Immigration Acts 1971 to 1996 in England and Wales |
| Number of persons |
|
|
Found guilty |
| Act and section |
Offence1description |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
| All courts2 |
| Immigration Act 1971 |
| 24(1)(a) |
Entering UK in breach of a deportation order |
10 |
13 |
13 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
| 24(1)(a) |
Entering UK without leave |
7 |
3 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
4 |
| 24(1)(b)(i), 24(1)(c) |
Overstaying time limit of leave |
571 |
599 |
476 |
446 |
358 |
229 |
| 24(1)(b)(ii), 24(1)(d) |
Failure to observe conditions of leave |
245 |
260 |
209 |
202 |
368 |
313 |
| 24(1)(e) |
Failure to observe restrictions under Schedule 2 or 3 as to residence, employment and reporting to police or an Immigration Officer |
16 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
| 24(A)3 |
Seeking leave to enter or remain, or avoidance or postponement of enforcement action, by deception |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 24(1)(f) and (g) |
| 26(1)(e), (g) and 27 |
Other Immigration Act offences |
6 |
3 |
6 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
| Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 |
| 8 |
Employing a person subject to immigration control |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Found guilty |
| Act and section |
Offence1 description |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
| All courts2 |
| Immigration Act 1971 |
| 24(1)(a) |
Entering UK in breach of a deportation order |
4 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| 24(1)(a) |
Entering UK without leave |
1 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
| 24(1)(b)(i),24(1)(c) |
Overstaying time limit of leave |
55 |
22 |
15 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
| 24(1)(b)(ii),24(1)(d) |
Failure to observe conditions of leave |
77 |
55 |
31 |
17 |
6 |
3 |
| 24 (1) (e) |
Failure to observe restrictions under Schedule 2 or 3 as to residence, employment and reporting to police or an Immigration Officer |
4 |
3 |
5 |
— |
— |
1 |
| 24(A)3 |
Seeking leave to enter or remain, or avoidance or postponement of enforcement action, by deception |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 24(1)(f) and (g) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 26(1)(e),(g) and 27 |
Other Immigration Act offences |
7 |
15 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
| Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 |
| 8 |
Employing a person subject to immigration control |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Found guilty |
| Act and section |
Offence1 description |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
19984 |
19994 |
20004 |
20014 |
| All courts2 |
| Immigration Act 1971 |
| 24(1)(a) |
Entering UK in breach of a deportation order |
2 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
| 24(1)(a) |
Entering UK without leave |
10 |
5 |
16 |
19 |
24 |
27 |
37 |
| 24(1)b(i),24(1)(c) |
Overstaying time limit of leave |
6 |
2 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
| 24(1)(b)(ii),24(1)(d) |
Failure to observe conditions of leave |
5 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
14 |
|
Failure to observe restrictions under Schedule 2 or 3 as to residence, employment and reporting to police |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1174Wbeing labelled as being the number of persons proceeded against under the Acts, the data for magistrates courts given previously described the number of offences and therefore have been revised downwards.
For the Crown Court, the tables previously counted immigration offences only where they were the principle offence under consideration. The figures have now been revised upwards to include the principle immigration offence, irrespective of what other offences may have been dealt with at the same time.
Information on those people proceeded against in 2002 under the Immigration Acts is due to be published at the end of November on the Home Office website: www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/whatsnewl.html.
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|
|
Found guilty |
| Act and section |
Offence1 description |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
19984 |
19994 |
20004 |
20014 |
| 24(1)(c) |
or an Immigration Officer |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
— |
2 |
1 |
| 24(A)3 |
Seeking leave to enter or remain, or avoidance or postponement of enforcement action, by deception |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
10 |
111 |
| 24(1)(f) and (g) |
| 26(1)(e), (g) and 27 |
Other Immigration Act offences |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 |
| 8 |
Employing a person subject to immigration control |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
2 |
| 1 Principal immigration offence. |
| 2 Includes cases found guilty at magistrates courts and the Crown Court. |
| 3 As added by section 2 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999—(replaced section 24(1)(aa) from 14 February 2000). |
| 4Revised |
| Persons found guilty of offences under Immigration Acts 1971 to 1996 in England and Wales |
| Number of persons |
|
|
Proceeded against |
| Act and section |
Offence1 description |
1983 |
1984 |
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
1988 |
| Magistrates courts |
| Immigration Act 1971 |
| 24(1)(a) |
Entering UK in breach of a deportation order |
11 |
14 |
13 |
8 |
10 |
5 |
| 24(1)(a) |
Entering UK without leave |
9 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
8 |
7 |
| 24(1)(b)(i),24(1)(c) |
Overstaying time limit of leave |
630 |
663 |
52 |
509 |
425 |
291 |
| 24(1)(b)(ii),24(1)(d) |
Failure to observe condition of leave |
263 |
282 |
249 |
221 |
435 |
376 |
| 24(1)(e) |
Failure to observe restrictions under Schedule 2 or 3 as to residence, employment and reporting to police or an Immigration Officer |
19 |
12 |
16 |
13 |
5 |
3 |
| 24(A)2 |
Seeking leave to enter or remain, or avoidance or postponement of enforcement action, by deception |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 24(1)(f) and (g) |
| 26(1)(e),(g) and 27 |
Other Immigration Act offences |
8 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
6 |
3 |
| Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 |
| 8 |
Employing a person subject to immigration control |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Proceeded against |
| Act and section |
Offence1description |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
| Magistrates courts |
| Immigration Act 1971 |
| 24(1)(a) |
Entering UK in breach of a deportation order |
7 |
6 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| 24(1)(a) |
Entering UK without leave |
4 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
| 24(1)(b)(i),24(1)(c) |
Overstaying time limit of leave |
87 |
45 |
26 |
16 |
13 |
17 |
| 24(1)(b)(ii),24(1)(d) |
Failure to observe conditions of leave |
99 |
76 |
44 |
32 |
13 |
12 |
| 24(1)(e) |
Failure to observe restrictions under Schedule 2 or 3 as to residence, employment and reporting to police or an Immigration Officer |
6 |
3 |
7 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| 24(A)2 |
Seeking leave to enter or remain, or avoidance or postponement of enforcement action, by deception |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| 24(1)(f) and (g) |
| 26(1)(e),(g) and 27 |
Other Immigration Act offences |
9 |
23 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
6 |
| Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 |
| 8 |
Employing a person subject to immigration control |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
|
Proceeded against |
| Act and section |
Offence1description |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
19983 |
19993 |
20003 |
20013 |
| Magistrates courts |
| Immigration Act 1971 |
| 24(1)(a) |
Entering UK in breach of a deportation order |
3 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
| 24(1)(a) |
Entering UK without leave |
24 |
9 |
35 |
34 |
42 |
39 |
53 |
| 24(1)(b)(i),24(1)(c) |
Overstaying time limit of leave |
11 |
11 |
16 |
3 |
9 |
12 |
11 |
| 24(1)b(ii),24(1)(d) |
Failure to observe conditions of leave |
11 |
12 |
10 |
10 |
14 |
9 |
13 |
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|
|
Proceeded against |
| Act and section |
Offence1 description |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
19983 |
19993 |
20003 |
20013 |
| 24(1)(e) |
Failure to observe restrictions under Schedule 2 or 3 as to residence, employment and reporting to police or an Immigration Officer |
9 |
3 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
| 24(A)2 |
Seeking leave to enter or remain, or avoidance or postponement of enforcement action, by deception |
— |
— |
1 |
5 |
13 |
17 |
121 |
| 24(1)(f)and(g) |
| 26(1)(e),(g)and 27 |
Other Immigration Act offences |
8 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 |
| 8 |
Employing a person subject to immigration control |
— |
— |
— |
1 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
| 1 Principal immigration offence. |
| 2 As added by section 2 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999—(replaced section 24(1)(aa) from 14 February 2000). |
| 3Revised |