PSO 4630 - Inside Time

PSO 4630 Page 52ESTABLISHING NATIONALITY: SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL QUESTIONSANNEX JIt is important for the effective management of foreign national prisoners that the correct nationalityof a prisoner is established as early as possible. This is not an easy task but it is an increasinglyimportant one. Accurate information on nationality is vital for deportation decisions and with themove towards a greater presumption on deportation for non-EEA nationals, it will also becomeincreasingly important for sentence planning purposes. Accurate statistics are also needed forMinisters, Parliament and the public.The Home Secretary‟s Eight Point Plan includes actions to improve the recording of nationality byother agencies in the criminal justice system but these may take some time to put in place. In themeantime we need to do what we can to improve the quality of the recording of nationality onLIDS/IIS.The following sample questions are intended to provide some guidance on ways in which you maybe able to establish nationality more accurately, in cases where there is some uncertainty. Theyare based on questions that Immigration staff use for the same purpose.[Following on from standard reception/induction questions]What is your family name?Do you use any other names?Where were you born?What was your last address outside the UK?Do you have a passport?If yes: number, issuing Government, place and date of issue, valid until?If no: do you have any other evidence/documents that establish your nationality or identity?What is your mother’s/father’s name?Where were they born?Who was your last employer in your home country?What schools did you attend?Do you have a doctor in your home country? Address?What is your religion? Where is your place of worship – in the UK?- in your home countryIssue No 287 Issue date 11/01/08