Written questions

Homicide: Foreign Nationals

Commons · Question 115572 · Tabled 24 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by James Wild

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many foreign national offenders in UK prisons have been sentenced for causing the death of one or more people.

Answer

Answered by Jake Richards, 4 Mar 2026

As of 30 June 2025, there were 989 Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) in prison in England and Wales serving a sentence for a principal offence involving ‘causing death’.All FNOs who receive a prison sentence in the UK are referred for deportation at the e...