Robert Jenrick calls for nationality data scheme to prevent UK ‘importing crime’

Ex-immigration minister proposes bill amendment to collate visa and asylum status of people convicted in England and Wales

The nationality, visa and asylum status of people convicted of a criminal offence should be recorded to ensure the UK is not importing crime", the former immigration minister Robert Jenrick has said.

In an amendment to the government's criminal justice bill, Jenrick proposed that recording this data could help strengthen immigration and visa policies.