UK set to ban EU citizens with criminal records from entering the Nation

The United Kingdom will bar European Union citizens with criminal records from entering the Nation from January, the Home Office has said.

People sentenced to more than a year in prison will be turned away, in line with other foreign nationals after the United Kingdom and European Union’s Brexit transition period ends.

Previously, British officials had to show EU offenders presented a serious threat to the UK before barring them from entering the country.

Regulations being laid in Parliament on Thursday set out the new rules for when the transition period ends, which treat EU and non-EU citizens the same.

The new rules mean from 1 January:

• Any EU citizen sentenced to at least a year in prison will be barred
• EU citizens who have committed any criminal offence in the past year could also be barred
• EU citizens could also be banned if they were sentenced to less than a year in jail, with officials reviewing their full criminal history and links to the UK
• Offenders who have not served a prison sentence could still be barred if there is evidence they are “persistent” criminals, they cause “serious harm” or their presence in the UK is not “conducive to the public good”

The Home Secretary Priti Patel said the rules would be “firmer and fairer”, applying the same rules on criminality to people from all countries.

However, EU citizens living in the UK who have immigration status under the EU Settlement Scheme, or any others who are protected by the Withdrawal Agreement, are exempt from these rules.

Despite this, the Home Office said that their status could be revoked if they commit a crime after 1 January if it results in a prison sentence of more than a year.

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