Written questions

Immigration Controls: Criminal Records

Commons · Question 127484 · Tabled 15 Apr 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 27 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department is taking to ensure people arriving from (a) EU states and (b) non-EU sates are subject to criminal record checks when entering the UK.

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 27 Apr 2026

Border Force performs checks on 100% of passengers arriving at the UK border on scheduled services, enabling interventions against those known or suspected to pose a risk to the national interest.Border Force work alongside other law enforcement agencies ...