(2) how many foreign prisoners of no known country of origin there were in England and Wales on 31 December 2007.
At the end of September 2007, the most recent date for which information is currently available, there were, overall, a total of 11,211 foreign national prisoners in all prison establishments in England and Wales. There were an additional 919 prisoners where the nationality was not currently recorded on central IT systems, of which 650 were untried prisoners held on remand and their nationality is not yet recorded on central data systems. The total includes prisoners held on remand or serving custodial sentences, as well as those held under the Immigration Act 1971 (including those in the immigration removal centres of Dover, Haslar and Lindholme).The full breakdown of these figures can be found in the following table below.
These figures are updated quarterly at the website:
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/populationincustody.htm
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
NOMS continues to work with the Border and Immigration Agency to speed up the system for removing those foreign national prisoners who meet the deportation criteria. Where the information is not already available, this will include establishing the nationality of individuals, and the relevant country of origin (or transit) to deport them to if appropriate.
Nationality Total All nationalities 80,855 UK nationals 68,725 Foreign nationals 11,211 Not recorded 919 Total Africa 3,313 Angola 86 Burundi 10 Benin 3 Botswana 2 Ivory Coast 27 Central African Republic 9 Congo 119 Cameroon, United Republic 38 Cape Verde 1 Algeria 192 Egypt 16 Ethiopia 40 Ghana 240 Gambia 44 Guinea 14 Equatorial Guinea 1 Guinea/Bissau 1 Kenya 78 Liberia 28 Lesotho 1 Libya 18 Morocco 44 Mali 2 Mauritania 3 Mauritius 17 Malawi 12 Mozambique 6 Namibia 5 Niger 6 Nigeria 1,098 St. Pierre and Miquelon 1 Rwanda 19 Sudan 46 Sierra Leone 84 Senegal 5 Somalia 379 Swaziland 1 Chad 1 Togo 10 Tunisia 21 Tanzania 17 Uganda 77 Western Sahara 1 South Africa 225 Zambia 18 Congo, Democratic Republic 35 Zimbabwe 211 Total Asia 2,017 Afghanistan 96 Bangladesh 164 Burma 5 China 349 Hong Kong 6 Indonesia 3 India 320 British Indian Ocean Territories 1 Japan 2 Cambodia 1 Korea, Republic of (South) 6 Sri Lanka 150 Mongolia 8 Malaysia 26 Philippines 20 Pakistan 412 Singapore 6 Thailand 7 Vietnam 434 Total central and south America 333 Argentina 5 Bolivia 7 Brazil 74 Belize 1 Chile 10 Colombia 114 Costa Rica 3 Ecuador 10 French Guyana 2 Guatemala 3 Guyana 38 Honduras 1 Mexico 22 Panama 3 Peru 6 Paraguay 1 Surinam 10 El Salvador 2 Uruguay 1 Venezuela 20 Total Europe 3,162 Albania 174 Armenia 5 Austria 14 Azerbaijan 4 Bosnia-Herzegovina 7 Belgium 40 Bulgaria 33 Croatia 11 Switzerland 7 Czech Republic 54 Cyprus 52 Germany 131 Denmark 9 Estonia 22 Spain 72 Finland 3 France 152 Georgia 16 Gibraltar 2 Greece 20 Hungary 22 Irish Republic 651 Iceland 1 Italy 95 Kazakhstan 4 Kyrgyzstan 3 Lithuania 203 Latvia 59 Moldova 28 Macedonia 8 Serbia and Montenegro 92 Malta 6 Netherlands 118 Norway 5 Poland 362 Portugal 192 Romania 140 Sweden 15 Slovakia 20 San Marino 1 Slovenia 5 Russia 94 Turkey 203 Turkmenistan 2 Uzbekistan 3 Total middle east 568 United Arab Emirates 8 Iran 207 Israel 23 Iraq 254 Jordan 7 Kuwait 11 Lebanon 24 Oman 1 Qatar 1 Saudi Arabia 12 Syrian Arab Republic 7 Yemen, Republic of 10 Total north America 131 Canada 25 United States of America 106 Total Oceania 51 Australia 26 Fiji 11 French Southern Territories 1 Kiribati 1 New Zealand 10 Papua New Guinea 2 Total other 13 West Indies 1,622 Anguilla 1 Netherlands Antilles 11 Barbados 35 Bermuda 4 Bahamas 5 Cuba 4 Dominica 13 Dominican Republic 11 Grenada 18 Haiti 1 Jamaica 1,357 St. Lucia 36 Montserrat 16 Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis 3 Trinidad and Tobago 92 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 14 Note: Data Sources and Quality: These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system, and so although shown to the last individual, the figure may not be accurate to that level. Source: This table has been taken from table 5 of the monthly published statistics to be found at: http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/population-in-custodySep07.pdf. Table 5 is updated quarterly.
At the end of September 2007, the latest date on which published data is available, there were 11,211 foreign national prisoners held in all prison establishments in England and Wales.
Information on the country of origin of individual prisoners is not available, and may not be the same as their nationality. The following table gives a breakdown by nationality of all foreign national prisoners in prison establishments in England and Wales. It is available quarterly as Table 5 within the population in custody monthly published tables at the following website:
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/populationincustody.htm
The latest edition containing Table 5 is given at:
http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/population-in-custodySep07.pdf
http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/pop-in-custody-sep07.xls
Comparable information for Scotland and Northern Ireland is the responsibility of the Scottish Executive and the Northern Ireland Prison Service.
For the proportion of total prisoners who are foreign nationals, Council of Europe data on foreign national prisoners held in other major western countries reveal much higher proportions, for example in Austria (43 per cent.), Spain (33 per cent.), Germany (28 per cent.) and France (21 per cent.) than the figure for England and Wales (14 per cent.), based on 2006 population data.
These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems, which, as with any large scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
Nationality Male Female Total All nationalities 76,439 4,416 80,855 UK nationals 65,387 3,338 68,725 Foreign nationals 10,223 988 11,211 Not recorded 829 90 919 Total Africa 2,874 439 3,313 Angola 80 6 86 Burundi 10 0 10 Benin 3 0 3 Botswana 2 0 2 Ivory Coast 26 1 27 Central African Republic 9 0 9 Congo 112 7 119 Cameroon, United Republic 36 2 38 Cape Verde 1 0 1 Algeria 190 2 192 Egypt 16 0 16 Ethiopia 39 1 40 Ghana 206 34 240 Gambia 40 4 44 Guinea 13 1 14 Equatorial Guinea 1 0 1 Guinea/Bissau 1 0 1 Kenya 66 12 78 Liberia 20 8 28 Lesotho 0 1 1 Libya 18 0 18 Morocco 43 1 44 Mali 2 0 2 Mauritania 2 1 3 Mauritius 16 1 17 Malawi 11 1 12 Mozambique 6 0 6 Namibia 4 1 5 Niger 6 0 6 Nigeria 873 226 1,098 St. Pierre And Miquelon 1 0 1 Rwanda 19 0 19 Sudan 44 2 46 Sierra Leone 75 9 84 Senegal 4 1 5 Somalia 369 10 379 Swaziland 1 0 1 Chad 1 0 1 Togo 8 2 10 Tunisia 21 0 21 Tanzania 16 1 17 Uganda 72 5 77 Western Sahara 1 0 1 South Africa 166 59 225 Zambia 15 3 18 Congo, Democratic Republic 35 0 35 Zimbabwe 172 38 211 Total Asia 1,903 114 2,017 Afghanistan 96 0 96 Bangladesh 160 4 164 Burma 5 0 5 China 313 36 349 Hong Kong 5 1 6 Indonesia 3 0 3 India 306 14 320 British Indian Ocean Territories 1 0 1 Japan 1 1 2 Cambodia 1 0 1 Korea, Republic of (South) 6 0 6 Sri Lanka 148 2 150 Mongolia 7 1 8 Malaysia 21 5 26 Philippines 16 4 20 Pakistan 402 10 412 Singapore 3 3 6 Thailand 4 3 7 Vietnam 404 31 434 Total Central and South America 292 41 333 Argentina 3 2 5 Bolivia 6 1 7 Brazil 65 9 74 Belize 1 0 1 Chile 9 1 10 Colombia 108 6 114 Costa Rica 3 0 3 Ecuador 9 1 10 French Guyana 2 0 2 Guatemala 3 0 3 Guyana 30 7 38 Honduras 1 0 1 Mexico 17 5 22 Panama 2 1 3 Peru 6 0 6 Paraguay 0 1 1 Surinam 9 1 10 El Salvador 0 2 2 Uruguay 1 0 1 Venezuela 16 4 20 Total Europe 2,943 218 3,162 Albania 173 1 174 Armenia 5 0 5 Austria 12 2 14 Azerbaijan 4 0 4 Bosnia-Herzegovina 7 0 7 Belgium 37 3 40 Bulgaria 18 15 33 Croatia 10 1 11 Switzerland 6 1 7 Czech Republic 49 5 54 Cyprus 50 2 52 Germany 119 12 131 Denmark 9 0 9 Estonia 19 3 22 Spain 61 12 72 Finland 2 1 3 France 137 15 152 Georgia 16 0 16 Gibraltar 2 0 2 Greece 15 5 20 Hungary 19 3 22 Irish Republic 618 34 651 Iceland 1 0 1 Italy 87 8 95 Kazakhstan 4 0 4 Kyrgyzstan 3 0 3 Lithuania 197 6 203 Latvia 57 2 59 Moldova 26 2 28 Macedonia 8 0 8 Serbia and Montenegro 90 2 92 Malta 6 0 6 Netherlands 99 19 118 Norway 5 0 5 Poland 342 20 362 Portugal 183 9 192 Romania 123 17 140 Sweden 11 4 15 Slovakia 18 2 20 San Marino 1 0 1 Slovenia 4 1 5 Russia 82 12 94 Turkey 202 1 203 Turkmenistan 2 0 2 Uzbekistan 3 0 3 Total Middle East 558 10 568 United Arab Emirates 8 0 8 Iran 200 7 207 Israel 23 0 23 Iraq 253 2 254 Jordan 7 0 7 Kuwait 11 0 11 Lebanon 23 1 24 Oman 1 0 1 Qatar 1 0 1 Saudi Arabia 12 0 12 Syrian Arab Republic 7 0 7 Yemen, Republic of 10 0 10 Total North America 119 12 131 Canada 19 6 25 United States of America 100 6 106 Total Oceania 49 2 51 Australia 24 2 26 Fiji 11 0 11 French Southern Territories 1 0 1 Kiribati 1 0 1 New Zealand 10 0 10 Papua New Guinea 2 0 2 Total other 13 0 13 West Indies 1,471 151 1,622 Anguilla 1 0 1 Netherlands Antilles 7 4 11 Barbados 32 3 35 Bermuda 4 0 4 Bahamas 5 0 5 Cuba 3 1 4 Dominica 12 1 13 Dominican Republic 8 3 11 Grenada 15 3 18 Haiti 1 0 1 Jamaica 1,225 102 1,357 St. Lucia 29 7 36 Montserrat 15 1 16 Federation of St. Christopher and Nevis 2 1 3 Trinidad and Tobago 69 23 92 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 11 3 14 Notes:These figures have been drawn from administrative IT systems. Care is taken when processing and analysing the returns, but the detail collected is subject to the inaccuracies inherent in any large scale recording system, and so, although shown to the last individual, the figure may not be accurate to that level.