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Towards a Political Economy of Charging Regimes: Fines, Fees and Force in Uk Immigration Control

Jon Burnett Orcid Logo, Fidelis Chebe

The British Journal of Criminology, Volume: 60, Issue: 3, Pages: 579 - 599

Swansea University Author: Jon Burnett Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1093/bjc/azz070

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This article examines the political economy of charging regimes within immigration control in the UK, focusing its attention on UKVI fees and charges, carrier sanctions, charges related to accessing services and civil penalties administered though immigration enforcement. While distinct charging reg...

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Published in: The British Journal of Criminology
ISSN: 0007-0955 1464-3529
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press (OUP) 2020
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52322
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Abstract: This article examines the political economy of charging regimes within immigration control in the UK, focusing its attention on UKVI fees and charges, carrier sanctions, charges related to accessing services and civil penalties administered though immigration enforcement. While distinct charging regimes have been analysed in their individual guises, to date there has been little substantive analysis bringing these regimes together and locating them at the centre of its enquiry. Drawing on data obtained through the Freedom of Information Act 2000, this paper consequently examines the functions and prevalence of charging regimes, arguing that they contribute to an economy of financial power which has significant implications for understandings of criminalisation and immigration enforcement.
Keywords: charging regimes, civil penalties, immigration fees, immigration enforcement, carrier sanctions
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Issue: 3
Start Page: 579
End Page: 599