“A fraudster who used a fake passport to get a job has been jailed, following an investigation by our officers.”
UK Border Agency, 28th July 2010
Source: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
Archive for the 'passports' Category
Passport fraudster jailed – UK Border Agency
Published July 30, 2010 identity fraud , immigration , passports , press releases Leave a CommentTheresa May to spell out timetable for scrapping ID cards – The Guardian
Published May 27, 2010 bills , identity cards , news , passports Leave a Comment“Home secretary to publish legislation to give the Home Office the power to scrap ID cards within a month of it reaching the statute book and to cancel the national identity register.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Passport details to be kept on ID register despite card U-turn – The Guardian
Published July 1, 2009 identity cards , news , passports Leave a Comment“British citizens who apply for or renew their passport will be automatically registered on the national identity card database under regulations to be approved by MPs in the next few weeks.”
The Guardian, 1st July 2009
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina v Ovieriakhi – Times Law Reports
Published March 10, 2009 law reports , passports , possession of false identity documents , sentencing Leave a CommentCourt of Appeal, Criminal Division
“Use of a false passport to obtain employment in the United Kingdom would usually attract a custodial sentence but it should be treated less severely than use of a passport to obtain entry to the country.”
The Times, 10th March 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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Lawyer ‘aided illegal passports’ – BBC News
Published January 14, 2009 identity fraud , news , passports , solicitors Leave a Comment“A lawyer tried to help criminals get passports by using the identities of dead children, a court has heard.”
BBC News, 13th January 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Regina v Omotade – Times Law Reports
Published September 10, 2008 law reports , passports , possession of false identity documents , sentencing Leave a CommentCourt of Appeal
“When the court was sentencing a person for the possession of a false passport, the use to which the passport had been put was of potential significance.”
The Times, 10th September 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Man sues over jail ‘error’ claim – BBC News
Published August 19, 2008 forgery , news , passports , prisons , young offenders Leave a Comment“An immigrant who was sent to an adult prison because he lied about his age on a fake passport is suing the Home Office for ‘unlawful detainment’.”
BBC News, 19th August 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Fakeproof’ e-passport is cloned in minutes – The Times
Published August 6, 2008 forgery , news , passports Leave a Comment“New microchipped passports designed to be foolproof against identity theft can be cloned and manipulated in minutes and accepted as genuine by the computer software recommended for use at international airports.”
The Times, 6th August 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
New passport rules for under-18s – The Guardian
Published October 30, 2007 children , news , passports Leave a Comment“Young people aged 16 or 17 will be able to apply for a passport without parental consent from December, the government announced today.”
The Guardian, 30th October 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (NA (Iraq)) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Others – Times Law Reports
Published August 29, 2007 immigration , law reports , passports Leave a CommentPolicy restricted powers
Regina (NA (Iraq)) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Others
Court of Appeal
“Instructions to entry clearance officers that S-series passports were no longer acceptable as evidence of identity and nationality amounted to an unlawful restriction on their powers to decide in individual cases whether such a passport met requirements.”
The Times, 29th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
