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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Henry Dyer, Diane Taylor and Rajeev Syal

Home Office immigration database errors hit more than 76,000 people

Two Border Force officers sit at computer screens behind windows looking out over people queuing at immigration control
Border Force officers working at Heathrow airport. A computer system they use to identify a person’s migration status runs off the flawed database. Photograph: Reuters

Major flaws in a huge Home Office immigration database have resulted in more than 76,000 people being listed with incorrect names, photographs or immigration status.

Leaked internal documents reveal the scale of the database fiasco at the Home Office, which has recently been criticised for delays in immigration application processing, long queues at borders and the distribution of incorrect identity cards.

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