We call for an immediate end to the sharing of victims’ and witnesses’ data between the police and the Home Office for immigration enforcement purposes and the introduction of a complete firewall for those groups. We recommend that the draft Bill includes a provision stating that victims’ and witnesses’ data cannot be shared by the police with Immigration Enforcement and that entitlements in the Code will not be restricted on the basis of immigration status. (Paragraph 22) Clauses 2 to 4, the...

We call for an immediate end to the sharing of victims’ and witnesses’ data between the police and the Home Office for immigration enforcement purposes and the introduction of a complete firewall for those groups. We recommend that the draft Bill includes a provision stating that victims’ and witnesses’ data cannot be shared by the police with Immigration Enforcement and that entitlements in the Code will not be restricted on the basis of immigration status. (Paragraph 22) Clauses 2 to 4, the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime Type: recommendation | Number: 7 | Response status: not_accepted Government response: 14. The Government acknowledges the points raised by the Committee. However, the Home Office Review published in December 2021 sets out the reasons why data sharing restrictions for victims and witnesses for immigration purposes are not considered operable by Immigration Enforcement nor policing. Th