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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many forged passports have been confiscated or impounded by Customs and Immigration officers in the last 12 months; how many forged passports have been confiscated or impounded in the last three years by (a) Customs and Immigration officers and...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many forged passports have been confiscated or impounded by Customs and Immigration officers in the last 12 months; how many forged passports have been confiscated or impounded in the last three years by (a) Customs and Immigration officers and...
Asked by
John Pugh
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
21 December 2004
For answer on
4 February 2005
Answered on
4 February 2005
Dr. Pugh: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) how many forged passports have been confiscated or impounded by
Customs and Immigration officers in the last 12 months; [207329]
(2) how many forged passports have been confiscated or impounded in the last three years by (a) Customs and Immigration
officers and (b) the police. [207484]
Mr. Browne: The fraudulent use of passports (including forged and counterfeit documents) is taken very seriously by the Immigration
and Nationality Directorate, HM Customs and the police. In addition to referrals from HM Customs and the police service, fraudulent
travel documents are identified by the Immigration Service at ports of entry as well as during enforcement operations. There is no
single central record of the total number of forged passports confiscated or impounded by Immigration and Nationality Directorate
(IND), Her Majesty's Customs and Excise (HMCE) and the police. However the available statistics show:
Since 2001 numbers of fraudulent1 travel documents detected at United Kingdom ports of entry are as follows:
1 In the context of forgery statistics "Travel documents" is the all embracing term for passports, ID cards, refugee travel
documents, certificates of identity, seaman's books and visas.
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Number
2001 6,601
2002 9,664
2003 7,985
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Figures are not available to indicate how many of these documents were detected by Customs or Immigration Officers or by the police.
In addition, since 2001 the National Document Fraud Unit has had a permanent presence in the main offices of IND in Croydon,
following a pilot exercise which revealed large numbers of fraudulent travel documents being submitted in support of applications
for leave to remain. Fraudulent documents detected by NDFU in Croydon from 2001 are:
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Number
2001 360
2002 461
2003 837
2004 1,044
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Subjects
Customs and Excise; Applications; Fraud; Immigration; Forgery; Police; Passports; Travel requirements; Immigration and Nationality Directorate
Date
4 February 2005
Reference
430 c1150W; 207329;207484
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many forged passports have been impounded in each year since 1997. - Inc tables.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many forged passports have been impounded in each year since 1997. - Inc tables.
Asked by
George Osborne
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 December 2004
For answer on
17 January 2005
Answered on
17 January 2005
Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many forged passports have been impounded in each year
since 1997. [204452]
Mr. Browne: Figures are not kept centrally within the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) for the number of forged
passports impounded each year.
Since 1997 numbers of fraudulent travel documents detected at United Kingdom ports of entry are as follows:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Number
1997 4,411
1998 6,338
1999 5,516
2000 5,394
2001 6,601
2002 9,664
2003 7,985
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Since 2001 the National Document Fraud Unit (NDFU) has had a permanent presence in the main offices of IND in Croydon, following a
pilot exercise which revealed large numbers of fraudulent travel documents being submitted in support of applications for leave to
remain. Fraudulent documents detected by NDFU in Croydon from 2001 are:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Number
2001 360
2002 461
2003 837
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
The NDFU makes a significant contribution to work being carried out internationally in the EU, International Civil Aviation
Organisation (ICAO) and G8 to disrupt the work of forgers and to encourage states to impound, and thereby withdraw from circulation,
forged and fraudulent passports and other travel documents detected. It also works closely with travel document issuing agencies in
order to combat identity fraud and support the operation of border controls.
Subjects
Fraud; Forgery; Passports
Date
17 January 2005
Reference
204452; 429 c742-3W;429 c746W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the (a) availability and (b) misuse of fake proof of age cards; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment he has made of the (a) availability and (b) misuse of fake proof of age cards; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Mark Oaten
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 June 2004
For answer on
1 September 2004
Answered on
1 September 2004
Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of the (a) availability and
(b) misuse of fake proof of age cards; and if he will make a statement. [181503]
Mr. Browne: We have been working closely with the British Retail Consortium (BRC) on the Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS) which
aims to ensure that different proof of age schemes comply with common standards. This is indicated by displaying the PASS
holographic logo on the card. Through the BRC and other groups we encourage retailers only to accept PASS compliant cards. A person
using a fake proof of age card commits an offence if it is used to deceive.
In the longer term, the introduction of ID cards will also provide retailers with a single, clear and highly reliable means of
verifying proof of age.
Subjects
Age; Identity cards; Forgery; Young people
Date
1 September 2004
Reference
181503; 424 c842W;424 c840W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of passports in circulation which are (a) forged and (b) modified in order to serve as false identification. - Including figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate he has made of the number of passports in circulation which are (a) forged and (b) modified in order to serve as false identification. - Including figures.
Asked by
Mark Oaten
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Browne of Ladyton
(Labour)
Answering body
Home Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
18 June 2004
For answer on
28 June 2004
Answered on
28 June 2004
Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate he has made of the number of passports in circulation
which are (a) forged and (b) modified in order to serve as false identification. [180164]
Mr. Browne: Given the nature of the problem it is difficult to estimate with any degree of accuracy how many false passports (or
other travel documents in lieu of passports) of British or foreign origin are in circulation either in the UK or globally. The
fraudulent use of travel documentation (including forged or counterfeit visas) is a serious global problem. The Immigration and
Nationality Directorate's National Document Fraud Unit (NDFU) has the lead role in monitoring and combating this. The NDFU is
recognised both at home and abroad as a leader in this field and works closely with its counterparts in other countries to counter
this type of fraud.
The NDFU has a comprehensive brief of conducting expert forensic level examinations of suspect documents, in delivering training
programmes for the Immigration Service and other agencies in document fraud detection and in collation and dissemination of
information about suspect documents and types of document abuse. Of the 7,985 abused travel documents of all nationalities detected
at UK arrival controls in 2003, forged or altered documents represented 52 per cent. of the total. Completely counterfeit
documents amounted to 15 per cent. whereas 27 per cent. of the total were in the hands of impostors. 724 abused
documents were encountered in- country by immigration enforcement officers and a further 837 forged, counterfeit or fraudulently
obtained documents were submitted to the Home Office with requests for leave to remain.
The problem of identity fraud within the United Kingdom involving documents from all countries is one which affects not just the
Home Office. For example, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency referred 1,071 suspect travel documents to the NDFU during 2003 of
which 74 per cent. were found to be false or to contain false endorsements. Local offices of the Department of Work and
Pensions (DWP) referred 1,410 documents to that department's National Identity Fraud Unit of which 541 were found to be false. DWP
referred 114 documents to the National Document Fraud Unit for an expert opinion. During the year 33,551 passengers were denied
boarding by airlines (often after reference to members of the UK Airline Liaison Officer network). Many of these decisions were
because the passengers held suspect documentation.
The NDFU makes a significant contribution to work being carried out internationally in the EU, the International Civil Aviation
Organisation (ICAO) and G8 to disrupt the work of forgers by enhancement of international security safeguards and standards,
including those for biometrics, for travel documents and their issuing processes. It also works closely with travel document issuing
agencies in order to combat identity fraud and facilitate the operation of border controls.
Subjects
Fraud; Forgery; Proof of identity; Passports; Immigration and Nationality Directorate
Date
28 June 2004
Reference
180164; 423 c23-4W
House
House of Commons