People Smuggling
(asked on 7th July 2025) - View Source
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been charged for knowingly assisting asylum seekers to enter the UK under s25A Immigration Act 1971 in each month since July 2024.
This question was answered on 22nd July 2025
In general, charging decisions are made by the Crown Prosecution Service based on the circumstances of each case, and the likelihood of obtaining a conviction for the offence in question. In the twelve months from July 2024 to June 2025 153 individuals were charged with Section 25 of the Immigration Act 1971.