Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to oversee the release Osime Brown and ensure he receives the support he requires.

It is well documented in the media that Mr Brown served a five-year sentence for robbery, attempted robbery and perverting the course of justice.

Mr Brown was released on Immigration Bail at the end of his custodial sentence under the supervision of the Probation Service while his appeal against deportation continues. It would be inappropriate to comment further on his case while legal proceedings are ongoing.

No action would be taken to deport an individual while there are outstanding legal barriers that would prevent their removal from the UK and until all outstanding representations have been considered. We only ever return foreign national offenders who we and, where applicable, the courts are satisfied do not need our protection and have no legal basis to remain in the UK.

Where a foreign national has made a valid in time application prior to deportation action being taken and they have an in-country right of appeal, they may retain the rights and conditions attached to a previous grant of leave until any appeal against the refusal of a human rights or protection claim is concluded.