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Prisoners' Release: Foreign Nationals

Commons · Question 88496 · Tabled 5 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 17 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department tracks the locations of foreign national offenders following release.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 17 Nov 2025

Foreign national offenders (FNOs), if not detained under immigration powers, are released on licence at the conclusion of the custodial element of their sentence, under the supervision of the Probation Service.They are subject to licence conditions to pro...