PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Reform Home Office enforcement powers to prevent abuse.

We call Parliament to reform Home Office immigration enforcement powers by requiring body-worn cameras, strict procedural safeguards, access to legal advice, interpreter support, and clear legal limits on powers of entry, detention and questioning, to prevent abuse, coercion and unfair enforcement.

Last fetched 18 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk

Signatures

signatures

Government response threshold (10,000) · 14/10,000

Debate threshold (100,000) · 14/100,000

Petition progress2 events · Jan – Mar 2026

05 MAR 2026
Petition rejected
no-action
Body-worn cameras are being rolled out (announcement of December 2024) to 1,200 enforcement officers: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/huge-increase-in-migration-returns-and-illegal-working-arrests Immigration enforcement officers also appear already to follow strict procedural/legal safeguards: https://www.bing.com/search?q=%20%20home%20office%20immigration%20enforcement%20officers%20legal%20safeguards&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&lq=0&pq=%20%20home%20office%20immigration%20enforcement%20officers%20legal%20safeguards&sc=0-63&sk=&cvid=5B70C7481EE444DDB0966E820EA2F693 In this context it is not clear what you are asking for that is not already being done.
28 JAN 2026
Petition created

Background

Home Office enforcement officers exercise serious powers of entry,detention and questioning, yet unlike police officers they are not required to wear body cameras or follow legal safeguards. This lack of transparency allows abuse, coercion and unfair practices to go unchecked. Individuals and businesses face penalties on flawed investigations. Parliament must act to introduce body cameras to all officers, legal warnings, access to legal advice, interpreter,and clear limits on enforcement powers.