Petition · past parliament

All foreign prisoners to be deported, no return, send their families with them.

Closed 4,218 signatures

What the petition asks

Create more placements in UK prisons by deporting foreign prisoners and their families, therefore reducing running costs, let their countries take responsibility for their people (with exceptions covered in additional details)
Cost of UK prisons would be a lot less, deport foreign prisoners who should not responsibility of UK government, would create more places in UK prisons, let their governments put them in institutions, it's fair that their governments take responsibility for their people, exclusions from this ruling, example, terrorist governments may decide to free prisoners, overall should be a lot of prisoners that fit the bill without returning to the UK and without repercussions.

Timeline

27 Mar 2017 Petition opened for signatures
2 May 2017 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 4,218
Status Closed
Opened 27 Mar 2017
Closed 2 May 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.