The UK says an £8 million prisoner transfer scheme involving Albania has resulted in 13 Albanian prisoners being sent home over three years, despite an agreement aimed at transferring up to 200 people. The scheme is tied to an agreement signed in 2023.
The reporting focuses on the gap between the scheme’s stated capacity and the number of transfers completed so far. In this period, far fewer prisoners than the upper limit have been returned to Albania, indicating delays or constraints affecting the scale of removals. The available information centers on the contract’s origin and the low throughput of transfers rather than on specific operational reasons, individual cases, or changes in policy.
Overall, the sources agree on the headline figures: an £8 million arrangement, a target of 200 prisoners, and 13 transfers completed in three years under the 2023 agreement.
