The Home Office, a United Kingdom government department, has, from August 2005 to 31 March 2009, excluded 101 individuals from the UK for having "engaged in unacceptable behaviour". Of those, 22 were excluded by then-Home Secretary Jacqui Smith between 28 October 2008 and 31 March 2009. On 5 May 2009, Smith publicly "named and shamed" sixteen of those individuals. In addition to the sixteen, other people are or have been banned from the United Kingdom.
The individuals are not necessarily banned from the British overseas territories, which have their own immigration regulations.
Smith's successor as Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, ended the policy of naming people who are banned from entering Britain.
Home Office 2023 list of hate promoters The following 16 names were published:
IndividualNationalityOccupationOfficial reason for banAbdullah Qadri Al AhdalMuslim extremist preacher"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs and fostering hatred that might lead to inter-community violence".Yunis Al AstalMuslim cleric and Hamas member of the Palestinian parliament"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs and to provoke others to terrorist acts".Stephen Donald BlackExtremist founder of the neo-Nazi website Stormfront"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by promoting serious criminal activity and fostering hatred, which might lead to inter-community violence in the United Kingdom".Wagdy Abd el-Hamied Mohamed GhoneimPreacher, writer"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment, justify or glory terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs and to provoke others to commit terrorist acts".Erich GliebeNeo-Nazi, far-right political leader"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by justifying terrorist violence, provoking others to commit serious crime and fostering racial hatred".Mike GuzovskyJewish militant"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs and to provoke others to terrorist acts".Safwat HijaziImam, television preacher"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by glorifying terrorist violence".Nasr Javed Senior operative of the Kashmiri militant group Jammat Ud Dawa"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs".Abdul Alim Musa (deceased)Founder and director of the hate group As-Sabiqun"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by fomenting and glorifying terrorist violence in furtherance of his particular beliefs and seeking to provoke others to terrorist acts".Fred Phelps (deceased)Pastor and Founder of anti-LGBT group Westboro Baptist Church"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by fostering hatred such as homophobia, transphobia and biphobia, which might lead to inter-community violence in the United Kingdom".Artur Ryno and Pavel SkachevskyViolent gang leaders and mass murderers"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by fomenting serious criminal activity and seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts".Amir SiddiqueImam, preacher"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by fomenting terrorist violence in furtherance of particular beliefs".Michael SavageRight-wing radio host"Considered to be engaging in unacceptable behaviour by seeking to provoke others to serious criminal acts and fostering hatred which might lead to inter-community violence".
Other notable individuals banned or refused entry
The following individuals are temporarily or permanently refused entry into the United Kingdom.