SIA gave security licences to 5,000 illegal workers

The Home Office has admitted that it has given clearance for more than 5,000 illegal immigrants to work in high security positions.

Ministers have ordered more checks on 40,000 people following the discovery that the Security Industry Authority (SIA) was not checking that applicants had permission to work the UK before it granting them licences.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed that some of the migrants who were not properly vetted by the Security Industry Authority had been wor... (419 more words)

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