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Seventeenth Report - Immigration enforcement
Public Accounts Committee
HC 407
Published 18 September 2020
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Seventeenth report from Session 2019-21 · published 18 Nov 2020
Recommendations & Conclusions
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Recommendation
Rejected
The Department is unprepared for the challenges the UK’s exit from the EU presents to...
Recommendation
The Department is unprepared for the challenges the UK’s exit from the EU presents to its immigration enforcement operations. The Department relies on cooperation with EU partners to support its international operations, including the return of foreign national offenders and …
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Government Response Summary
The government rejects the recommendation, stating it is already working hard, has made preparations, and continues to make offers to the EU for future reciprocal arrangements on returns and family reunion, which remains its goal.
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Conclusion
Rejected
We asked about the impact of the UK’s departure from the EU on the Department’s...
Conclusion
We asked about the impact of the UK’s departure from the EU on the Department’s immigration enforcement activities.52 The Department has teams in EU countries which support its work to prevent unlawful entry to the UK and to tackle organised …
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Government Response Summary
The government explicitly disagrees with the Committee's implicit recommendation regarding post-EU departure immigration enforcement activities, stating it is actively preparing for the end of the transition period and has made offers for future reciprocal arrangements with the EU.
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Conclusion
Rejected
The Department acknowledged that these arrangements would be part of the ongoing negotiations with the...
Conclusion
The Department acknowledged that these arrangements would be part of the ongoing negotiations with the EU.55 We asked whether Immigration Enforcement proposed to keep teams in EU airports after the transition period ended. The Department appeared unconcerned about any possible …
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Government Response Summary
The government explicitly disagrees with the Committee's implicit recommendation regarding post-EU departure immigration enforcement arrangements, stating it is actively preparing for the end of the transition period and has made offers for future reciprocal arrangements with the EU.
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