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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have entered the UK illegally using forged (a) passports and (b) visas in the last five years.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have entered the UK illegally using forged (a) passports and (b) visas in the last five years.
We do not hold or commission estimates of the number of individuals who may have entered the UK illegally using forged passports or visas over the last five years.
However, the Home Office does publish statistics on irregular migration, which include data on Inadequately Documented Arrivals (IDAs). IDAs refer to passengers arriving in the UK by air who are either undocumented, travelling with fraudulent documents, or without the correct documentation required for travel or entry.
This data can be found here: Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested for using forged passports at airports in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people have been arrested for using forged passports at airports in the last 12 months.
The Home Office publishes statistics on detected irregular air arrivals to the UK in the ‘Irregular migration to the UK’ statistics release, available at:
Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK
We do not hold central data on the number of people arrested for using forged passports at airports, and the figures could only be obtained for the purposes of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letters from the Chair of the House of Commons Treasury Committee to the Financial Conduct Authority and the National Economic Crime Centre on 15 October 2020, how many banks have been (1) investigated, and (2) prosecuted, for forging customer signatures.
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the letters from the Chair of the House of Commons Treasury Committee to the Financial Conduct Authority and the National Economic Crime Centre on 15 October 2020, how many banks have been (1) investigated, and (2) prosecuted, for forging customer signatures.
The National Crime Agency has reviewed the material from the Bank Signature Forgery Campaign and is notifying relevant parties of their findings.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the National Economic Crime Centre to conclude its investigation into alleged signatory fraud by banks; what steps she is taking to help ensure that the investigation is concluded in a timely way; and if she will make...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she expects the National Economic Crime Centre to conclude its investigation into alleged signatory fraud by banks; what steps she is taking to help ensure that the investigation is concluded in a timely way; and if she will make...
The National Economic Crime Centre received a significant amount of material from the Bank Signature Forgery Campaign and is continuing to assess the material submitted to them.
The National Crime Agency does not routinely confirm or deny whether an investigation is taking place.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK passports in use were found to be (a) unauthorised copies, (b) forged, (c) fake, (or) false, (e) genuine passport books containing incorrect data and (f) otherwise invalid in the last 12 months.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many UK passports in use were found to be (a) unauthorised copies, (b) forged, (c) fake, (or) false, (e) genuine passport books containing incorrect data and (f) otherwise invalid in the last 12 months.
The information requested is not held in a reportable format and could therefore only be supplied at disproportionate cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of forged or illegally-obtained UK passports in the Republic of Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the number of forged or illegally-obtained UK passports in the Republic of Ireland.
The UK passport is a secure document issued in accordance with standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation. Her Majesty’s Passport Office actively engages with the Irish Department for Foreign Affairs and Trade both directly and via international working groups to investigate the misuse of UK passports.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 July (HL1278), what assessment they have made of the potential for using polymer in new forgery proof passports.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 29 July (HL1278), what assessment they have made of the potential for using polymer in new forgery proof passports.
The security features contained within the existing passport design, which was launched in November 2015, are expected to remain as they are until the end of the print fulfilment contract with De La Rue PLC, which runs until July 2019.
We are currently in the early stages of the tendering process for a replacement to that contract; as part of that process we will assess the likely costs and benefits of using polymer in the next generation of passport design.
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Crime Prevention (Jeremy Browne) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement
The police and the specialist printing equipment and materials industry have identified a rising trend in illegal document factories buying such goods in order to produce counterfeits of credit cards and government...
My honourable friend the Minister of State for Crime Prevention (Jeremy Browne) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement
The police and the specialist printing equipment and materials industry have identified a rising trend in illegal document factories buying such goods in order to produce counterfeits of credit cards and government...
The police and the specialist printing equipment and materials industry have identified a rising trend in illegal document factories buying such goods in order to produce counterfeits of credit cards and Government-issued documents including passports and driving licences. This trend helps criminals to enter the country illegally, commit benefit fraud...
The police and the specialist printing equipment and materials industry have identified a rising trend in illegal document factories buying such goods in order to produce counterfeits of credit cards and Government-issued documents including passports and driving licences. This trend helps criminals to enter the country illegally, commit benefit fraud...
The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council was held on 7 and 8 March in Brussels. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice and I attended on behalf of the United Kingdom. Roseanna Cunningham MSP also attended on behalf of the Scottish Administration. The following items were...
The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council was held on 7 and 8 March in Brussels. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice and I attended on behalf of the United Kingdom. Roseanna Cunningham MSP also attended on behalf of the Scottish Administration. The following items were...
The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council is due to be held on 7 and 8 March in Brussels. My right hon. Friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and I will attend on behalf of the United Kingdom. As the provisional agenda stands, the following items...
The Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council is due to be held on 7 and 8 March in Brussels. My right hon. Friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and I will attend on behalf of the United Kingdom. As the provisional agenda stands, the following items...
I am today launching a four-week public consultation on proposals to prevent the supply of highly specialist printing equipment to fraudsters who then use that equipment to produce false documents.
These proposals have been developed following a rising trend in illegal document factories which buy specialist printing equipment to produce counterfeits...
I am today launching a four-week public consultation on proposals to prevent the supply of highly specialist printing equipment to fraudsters who then use that equipment to produce false documents.
These proposals have been developed following a rising trend in illegal document factories which buy specialist printing equipment to produce counterfeits...
My hon. Friend the Minister for Criminal Information, Lord Taylor of Holbeach, has today made the following written ministerial statement:
I am today launching a four-week public consultation on proposals to prevent the supply of highly specialist printing equipment to fraudsters who then use that equipment to produce false documents.
These...
My hon. Friend the Minister for Criminal Information, Lord Taylor of Holbeach, has today made the following written ministerial statement:
I am today launching a four-week public consultation on proposals to prevent the supply of highly specialist printing equipment to fraudsters who then use that equipment to produce false documents.
These...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how often UK Border Force staff are given updated training on forgery detection skills.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how often UK Border Force staff are given updated training on forgery detection skills.
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All officers who staff the Primary Checkpoint (PCP) receive forgery training designed by the UK Border Agency Operational intelligence Directorate, National Document Fraud Unit (NDFU). This is then supplemented by regular local refresher training delivered by local forgery teams on trends and specific documents encountered at ports and intelligence and alerts disseminated locally and by the NDFU. The regularity of supplementary training will depend on local issues. The NDFU also conducts a national programme for forgery training and invites bids for training once a year.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to ensure that forgery detection equipment is used consistently by UK Border Force officers at primary control points across UK ports.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps she is taking to ensure that forgery detection equipment is used consistently by UK Border Force officers at primary control points across UK ports.
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Minimum standards for forgery equipment used throughout Border Force and the UK Border Agency are set by the UKBA Operational Intelligence Directorate National Document Fraud Unit (NDFU).
All Border Force officers are required to use visual forgery detection techniques when examining travel documents. All UK ports also have access to forgery officers who have received specialist training in forgery techniques and equipment.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to EU Council Decision 2005/511/JHA on protecting the euro against counterfeiting, what assessment she has made of the likely benefit to the UK of the designation of Europol as the central office for combating euro counterfeiting.
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department with reference to EU Council Decision 2005/511/JHA on protecting the euro against counterfeiting, what assessment she has made of the likely benefit to the UK of the designation of Europol as the central office for combating euro counterfeiting.
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[holding answer 21 May 2012]: The UK must decide, no later than 31 May 2014, whether to accept full European Court of Justice jurisdiction over those EU police and criminal justice measures adopted before 1 December 2009 which have not been amended or replaced. This measure falls within the scope of that decision and will be reviewed accordingly.
(2) how many people have been arrested on suspicion of passport forgery in each year since 1997.
(2) how many people have been arrested on suspicion of passport forgery in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people have been (a) arrested and (b) charged in connection with the counterfeiting of bank notes and coins in each year since 1997;
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many people have been (a) arrested and (b) charged in connection with the counterfeiting of bank notes and coins in each year since 1997;
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many forged passports have been seized in each year since 1997.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many forged passports have been seized in each year since 1997.
| Number of detections | |
| 1997 | 4,411 |
| 1998 | 6,338 |
| 1999 | 5,516 |
| 2000 | 5,394 |
| 2001 | 7,320 |
| 2002 | 10,125 |
| 2003 | 9,546 |
| 2004 | 10,620 |
| 2005 | 7,712 |
| 2006 | 7,354 |
| 2007 | 6,939 |
| 2008 | 5,960 |
| 2009 | 4,545 |
| 2010 | 3,872 |