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Airports: Racial Discrimination

Question for Home Office

UIN HL10794, tabled on 24 October 2023

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to prevent racial profiling in airports.

Answered on

26 October 2023

Border Force cannot comment on behalf of other security and policing authorities at Airports.

The Immigration Rules require all arriving passengers to establish their eligibility for admission. Every passenger’s passport or national identity card is checked electronically and there are also times when extra checks are conducted.

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