Sanwar Ali on UK Visa Algorithms resulting in discrimination
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23:05 11/06/2019
By Sanwar Ali According to a report by the Financial Times UK Visa and Immigration at the Home Office is using potentially discriminatory software algorithms to decide on UK visa applications. The...
UK visa status still being checked using NHS patient data
22:39 14/02/2019
Sanwar Ali workpermit.com comment: Unfortunately, what has happened is not surprising. You cannot always trust those that are simultaneously working with the Home Office and apparently working for...
Detention times at UK Dungavel immigration centre 'a concern'
16:18 04/08/2015
A recent report based on the 9 to 20th February 2015 unannounced inspection of Dungavel immigration removal centre in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, has raised concerns over detention times. Although...
Passport exit immigration checks now in force at UK borders and ports
15:02 23/04/2015
A new scheme is being phased in at UK border crossings, so that UK immigration can collect data on all passengers leaving the country. The information is obtained by staff working for airlines, ferry...
Former UK immigration chief inspector John Vine criticises Home Office
11:00 26/01/2015
The former UK Chief Inspector for borders and immigration, John Vine, has criticised the current government policy on UK immigration. This is the first time Mr Vine has spoken publicly since quitting...
UK Border Agency awards contract to outsourcing firm Capita.
18:09 19/09/2012
The UK Border Agency (UKBA), one of Britain's main immigration authorities, has placed a contract to find and deport illegal immigrants in the hands of a private sector company, Capita. The contract...
