Written Question·Home Office·UIN 53760
Undocumented Migrants: Databases
Tabled: 20 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025
Question
Mike Tapp
Labour — Dover and Deal
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which database systems are the people who have arrived via small boat crossing checked against for (a) criminal and (b) counter-terrorism information; and how long does it take on average for full che
Answer
Dame Angela EagleThe Home Office checks all small boat arrivals against a range of secure systems. These include internal databases, law enforcement records, biometric verification platforms and immigration history systems. Biometrics and biographic details taken are chec...
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