Challenge to deportation order on conviction for possession of a false identity document with intent.
Held: Dismissed: ‘the public interest in preventing the fraudulent use of passports to support residents is of considerable importance and deserves protection. Confidence in the passport system was important. Conduct involving the use of forged passport undermined the good order of society. The test that the learned judge had to apply was whether the applicant’s continued presence was to the potential detriment of this country. He properly directed himself and came to the conclusion that it was. ‘
Citations:
[2009] EWCA Crim 2355
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Criminal Sentencing
Updated: 25 November 2022; Ref: scu.381509