Asylum: Criminal Records
Commons · Question 127486 · Tabled 15 Apr 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of the bilateral criminal records sharing agreements with (a) Albania, (b) Kosovo and (c) the Five Eyes Alliance when vetting individuals seeking re
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 27 Apr 2026
We take the issue of preventing foreign criminals entering the UK extremely seriously, and we continue to strengthen our borders so that we can prevent crime and protect the public, delivering on this Government’s commitment totackle foreign criminality.F...