This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Send all foreign national prisoners back to their own country
If you want to save nearly half a billion pound per year sign the petition.
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There are about 10,000 foreign national prisoners in England and Wales's prisons costing about £400,000,000 – £500,000,000 each year. To save this amount, and to free much-needed spaces, sign this petition to send all foreign national prisoners back to their own countries by 29 March 2019.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
Foreign national offenders are already subject to deportation under the UK Borders Act 2007. So we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do.
You can find out more here:
http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-8062
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