Sex offenders will not get asylum in the UK

MIGRANTS convicted of sexual offences will be unable to claim asylum in the UK under a change in the law aimed at tightening border security.

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Under the Refugee Convention, countries can refuse asylum to some such as war criminals and those who have committed a “particularly serious crime” who present a danger to the community.

Currently in the UK, this is categorised as a criminal handed a prison sentence of one year or more.

But ministers are seeking to update this to include that anyone convicted of a crime which places them on the sex offenders register, regardless of the length of their sentence, will be denied refugee status.

The new measure will be introduced in an amendment to the Government's Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill currently going through Parliament, the Home Office said.