Border Force tactics against small boats in Channel found to be ‘ineffective and inefficient’
has been accused of dodging scrutiny after a damning report on the government’s response to the surge in Channel crossings was published on the last day of parliament.
“Data, the lifeblood of decision-making, is inexcusably awful. Equipment to carry out security checks is often first-generation and unreliable. Biometrics, such as taking fingerprints and photographs, are not always recorded.” Between December 2020 and January 2021, Neal and his team inspected processing centres – Tug Haven, which has since closed, and Western Jet Foil – in Dover, where migrants are taken on arrival.
He also criticised the lack of interpreters and information printed in foreign languages, which meant “migrants were often confused, and in some cases visibly anxious about what was happening to them”. She added in a statement: “This report is a truly damning indictment of a Conservative government which has badly lost control of border security.
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