Removal process for foreign national offenders to be speeded up

Today on 24 September, the Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to establish how to speed up the process to remove certain foreign national offenders from the country. The aim is to identify any problems associated with their removal.

The project will review the existing legislation, instructions and practices of the authorities and propose necessary legislative amendments.

The project is included in Prime Minister Juha Sipilä's Government Programme. The Government proposal will be submitted to Parliament in spring 2017 at the latest.

Inquiries:
Tiina Sinkkanen, Senior Adviser for Legislative Affairs, tel. +358 295 488 626