4 Sep, 2013
Full border passport checks hit illegal migrant screening and drugs seizures – The Guardian
The home secretary’s drive to ensure that full passport checks are carried out at Britain’s borders has only been achieved at the expense of less rigorous screening for illegal migrants and fewer seizures of some types of drugs and weapons, says Whitehall’s spending watchdog.
The National Audit Office reveals today that a “culture of fear” was operating within the recently formed border force, with staff reluctant to report instances when other duties have been neglected in order to tackle passport queues, for fear of the consequences. Any failures to carry out full passport checks have to be reported directly to the home secretary.
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