Home Office 'has no idea how many people are in the UK illegally'

A new National Audit Office report has exposed gaps in evidence for key aspects of immigration policy

The government’s policy of making life intolerable for people who are suspected of illegally entering the UK is yet to show that it can persuade them to leave, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has found.

The National Audit Office said that Home Office officials admit that they have no specific evidence to show the “compliant environment” policy – the successor to the “hostile environment” that led to the Windrush scandal – encourages voluntary departures or fosters compliance with visa and passport conditions.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/3e8nEFB

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