The primary Afghan relocation scheme was responsible for importing at least 28 violent criminals and one person referred to the terrorism prevention programme, unpublished government documents have revealed. And that’s not all…
Data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act shows that more than one hundred Afghans relocated to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) were flagged as ‘Cases of Interest’ in which a refugee has been flagged as a “very serious case.” This includes being involved in terror offences and referrals to the PREVENT programme…
The ARAP scheme was opened in 2021 and closed to new applications on July 1, 2025. Guido can reveal that 112 Case of Interest notifications were received by the Home Office regarding ARAP refugees. The breakdown:
Incredibly, the Home Office said: “Caveat: There could be additional ARAP cases with COIs, but they have not always been recorded with an ARAP reference number on our systems for various reasons. The figures provided above are therefore only for those cases clearly marked as ARAP.” The government does not know how many serious cases there are…
These cases are referred by local authorities. The scheme closed in the Summer after it was revealed the government had been running a secret extra route for Afghans into the UK following a data breach. Rank state failure has been involved with every stage of this process…
Guido has obtained a copy of the internal guidance from the Home Office on the procedure for Cases of Interest. Members can read it here, the rest can sign up here…
UPDATE: A Home Office spokesperson said: “Anyone entering the UK through ARAP is subject to stringent suitability checks prior to their arrival. People with status under ARAP can be referred as a ‘case of interest’ for a range of reasons, including themselves being victims of crime after their arrival in the UK.” As stated above…
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