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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Millie Cooke

Minister can’t guarantee that murderers or rapists will spend any time in prison under ‘deport now, appeal later’ scheme

The government cannot guarantee murderers or rapists would spend a single day in prison in their country of origin if they are removed from the UK under its “deport now, appeal later” scheme.

The scheme, which sees foreign criminals deported before their appeals have been heard, has been expanded to include offenders from another 15 countries including India, Bulgaria and Australia, bringing the total to 23 countries.

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