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Airlines and ferries owe £22m to immigration service in unpaid fines

By Liz Fekete

1 April 1995

A public spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, says that airlines and ferry companies owe the immigration service more than £22m in unpaid fines for bringing passengers to Britain without proper documentation.

The Audit Office, which recommends the improvement of the immigration service by extending the use of computers, also reports that the number of inadequately documented passengers arriving at British ports has fallen from 14100 in 1990 to 9700 in 1993. Conservative politician Winston Churchill's claim that there are 150000 illegals entering the UK each year are without foundation.

Guardian 22.2.95

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