About the Commission

 The Safer Streets Commission examines home affairs and justice matters, covering policy relating to victims, policing, courts, and prisons, as well as immigration and border security.

Securing our borders is a core foundation of our Plan for Change, and Labour is committing to delivering a fair and properly managed immigration system. This matters not despite our values, but because of them. Insecure borders and a system that is slow and easily exploited by criminal gangs is not humane, fair, or sustainable. It leaves vulnerable people in limbo, undermines public trust, and weakens support for the safe and legal migration Britain needs.

This consultation will examine how Labour can have an asylum system that provides refuge for those genuinely fleeing danger, reduces arrivals and increases the return of failed asylum seekers. This system must also improve safe and legal routes, restore border security, streamline legal and court processes, and ensure that migration policy supports our economy, and community cohesion. By fixing the immigration system, Labour can restore trust in progressive politics to deliver lasting change.

At the same time, the Commission will consider how changes to court processes and sentencing frameworks can reduce delays, improve outcomes, and strengthen confidence in the justice system.