Written evidence to be reported to the House

Part of Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill – in a Public Bill Committee at 5:00 pm on 16 October 2007.

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Photo of Philip Hollobone Philip Hollobone Conservative, Kettering 5:00, 16 October 2007

My second question on immigration issues is based on evidence submitted by your colleagues in the Police Federation who have recommended the creation of legislation that would allow a constable to demand of a person proof of identity when the constable had grounds to believe that the person in question intended to enter or leave the United Kingdom. In their evidence, they say that, currently, officers only have the right to request to see passports, and that many individuals—for example, those subject to a football banning order—are acutely aware of that and decline. Is that a concern that you share?