Quote Originally Posted by darren-b View Post
But who is going to pay the cost of keeping them in custody for maybe up to a year? Should it be the tax payer or should it be paid for by the UKBA? I am sure there would be lots of unhappy people on here (though not me personally...) if they announced that they were doubling the price of visas to keep more illegal immigrants in custody.



As far as I'm aware the UKBA hasn't been privatised and is part of the Home Office so it is all paid for by the taxpayer