Overview

• The UK government will release official league tables by year-end, detailing the nationalities and crimes of 19,244 foreign offenders awaiting deportation as of late 2024.
• Home Secretary Yvette Cooper overruled previous objections about data quality, directing Home Office officials to ensure transparency and public access to the information.
• Labour has deported 3,594 foreign criminals since taking office, a 16% increase compared to the same period under the previous Conservative government.
• The data is expected to support diplomatic negotiations for faster deportation agreements and aid law enforcement in targeting organized foreign crime groups.
• This marks the first official publication of such data, which was previously only available through unofficial sources like freedom of information requests.