FOI 21830-25 Immigration and Absconding

Request to Northamptonshire Police

Please provide the number of arrests made for the following offences: 1) Abscond from detention under s.40(7)(c) – Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006

and

2) Abscond from a designated immigration officer having been detained under section 2 - UK Borders Act 2007

for each of the following financial years

• 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023
• 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
• 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

If available, please present the data as a simple count of arrests for each year. If no arrests were recorded in any of the above years, please confirm this.

Response

After conducting reasonable searches, I can confirm that Northamptonshire Police holds the information requested.

Question 1

Abscond from detention under s.40(7)(c) – Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006

• 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 Total 0
• 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 Total 1
• 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 Total 1

Question 2

Abscond from a designated immigration officer having been detained under section 2 - UK Borders Act 2007

• 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 Total 0
• 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 Total 0
• 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 Total 0

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