No excuse for failing to deport foreign criminals

12.00.00am GMT Fri 21st Dec 2007

Commenting on reports that immigration officials have 'no interest' in deporting foreign prisoners who have served less than 12 months, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary, Chris Huhne MP said:

"There is no excuse for failing to deport foreign criminals at the end of their sentence, particularly when Charles Clarke was sacked as Home Secretary last year over the failure to process 1,000 foreign convict cases.

"Deportation needs to be speeded up to stop reoffending and ensure that the prison service is not inadvertently pushed into releasing more serious domestic convicts."