Written question asked by Andrew Rosindell (Conservative) on Wednesday, 10 April 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 19 April 2002. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Friday, 19 April 2002 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what records are kept regarding the whereabouts of documents sent to the Home Office facility in Croydon.

Answer: Mr. Rosindell: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what records are kept regarding the whereabouts of documents sent to the Home Office facility in Croydon. [49683] Angela Eagle: All packages received by recorded or special delivery are recorded on a database on the date of receipt. There is an audit trail of the subsequent movement of those packages. All applications and their movements are recorded on a case information database. Details of the passports submitted by applicants are recorded in their individual case records on that database. These systems are supported by local manual records recording the movement of passports and any other valuable documents.

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