Question follow-through · 10121

Police National Computer

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the PNC system in apprehending wanted individuals at airports.

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
23 Oct 2024
Answer
29 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the PNC system in apprehending wanted individuals at airports.

  2. 23 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    This Government has been clear that we will strengthen our border security, undertaking thorough checks to prevent serious criminals from entering the UK. Border Force and Police work closely together to protect UK security, and our border systems identif...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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