Oh dear (tm): 1,023 criminal immigrants freed instead of deported

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xoggoth replied

25 April 2006, 21:39
Look on the bright side. Yet another dose of really bad publicity for this headlice government just before local elections.
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stackpole replied

25 April 2006, 21:37
Originally posted by The Master

It most certainly is. I mean, for goodness' sake, this article was posted to the board several hours ago.

http://forums.contractoruk.com/thread7189.html

Well bogger me, how did I miss that?

Never mind, such incompetence (New Labour's I mean) must be worth a double airing!
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The Master replied

25 April 2006, 21:31
Originally posted by stackpole

Incompetence? Do you think so?

It most certainly is. I mean, for goodness' sake, this article was posted to the board several hours ago.

http://forums.contractoruk.com/thread7189.html
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stackpole started a topic Oh dear (tm): 1,023 criminal immigrants freed instead of deported

25 April 2006, 21:17
Oh dear (tm): 1,023 criminal immigrants freed instead of deported

Labour feck up again

Home Secretary Charles Clarke says he will not resign after 1,023 foreign criminals were freed from prison without being considered for deportation. He said he does not know where most of the offenders are, who include three murderers and nine rapists.

Mr Clarke said the 1,023 prisoners, who were released between February 1999 and March 2006, should have been considered for deportation or removal. So far the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) has located 107 of the total, leading to 20 deportations.

More than 870 were serving at least 12 months and 13 were serving more than 10 years. Some 288 were released from prison between August 2005 and March 2006.

Richard Bacon, a Conservative member of the cross-party Commons Public Accounts Committee who asked the questions last October which led to the Home Office bungle being uncovered, said he feared "incompetence" was to blame.

Incompetence? Do you think so?
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