Written questions

People Smuggling: Prosecutions

Commons · Question 66174 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 17 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many successful prosecutions there have been of people involved in people smuggling gangs since 5 July 2024.

Answer

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle, 17 Jul 2025

From 5 July 2024 (to 10 July 2025) Home Office Immigration Enforcement Criminal and Financial Investigation have convicted 168 people involved in people smuggling.In many cases, someone convicted in this date range may have been arrested in a previous tim...