Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 6
6
Accepted
Continue prioritising close, collaborative working with French authorities to disrupt organised criminal gangs.
Recommendation
We recommend that the UK Government continue to prioritise close, collaborative working with the French authorities, including provision of equipment and intelligence that may help disrupt organised criminal gangs that profit from the misery and desperation of migrants. An intelligence-led approach remains the best way to identify the activities of such gangs and prevent their continuing exploitation of vulnerable people. (Paragraph 31) 44 Channel crossings, migration and asylum
Government Response Summary
The government stated it continues to prioritise close, collaborative working with French authorities, including operational and intelligence cooperation, and intends to conclude a package of measures with the French government by Autumn.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The cross-Government effort against these dangerous, unnecessary, and illegal Channel crossings continues to prioritise close working with France and other near-border countries, to prevent launch attempts and break the business model of smugglers. This includes ever-closer operational, law enforcement and intelligence cooperation. The goal is to ensure that boats can be prevented from leaving in the first place; and that French authorities have the resources and information they need to intercept these dangerous journeys before they reach the median line or the traffic separation scheme. The Home Office continues to co-operate closely with the French Government on illegal migration to end dangerous journeys across the Channel with the intention to conclude a package of measures this Autumn. of origin as well as countries of transit on migrants’ journeys towards the French coast. The UK will be joining together with international partners from near neighbour countries to agree to take collective action to tackle the issue of illegal migration.