FOI Immigration Arrests (0237.2022-23)

Request

Could you tell me the number of arrests that were made relating to assisting unlawful immigration, facilitating entry by asylum seekers to the UK for gain, assisting entry to the UK in breach of deportation or exclusion order and assisting entry / remaining of excluded person, in the years:

-             2022 (to the nearest date to present)

-             2021

-             2020

-             2019

-             2018

Could you break down the response by offence, year and whether there was further action i.e. charged/convicted.

Response

North Yorkshire Police records show 1 instance which matches this data request. An arrest in 2021 for “Help asylum seeker to enter the United Kingdom” and no further action was taken against the suspect.