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Almost 200 organisations have branded a government consultation on fundamental changes to refugee policy âa shamâ.
A total of 192 refugee, human rights, legal and faith groups have signed a public statement condemning the six-week consultation on the governmentâs New Plan for Immigration as âvague, unworkable, cruel and potentially unlawfulâ.
The Home Office states that the consultation, which ends on 6 May, is about plans to make the asylum and immigration system fairer and more efficient, to deter illegal entry and to enable the government to more easily remove people they say have no right to be in the UK.
UK Accused Of Hosting Sham Consultation On Refugee Policy In Letter Signed By Nearly 200 Groups
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UK immigration database secretly compiled by Home Office
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© Getty Images / WIREDA data analytics team close to the heart of government has collected data on more than 650 million people, including children under the age of 13, according to newly unearthed documents.
The Data Services & Analytics unit is described as one of the most advanced data analytics centres in government and forms part of the Home Office s Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) department. It builds decision-making tools and provides data-driven insights to the rest of the Home Office - although details of exactly what it does remain tightly guarded.
The huge amount of data being analysed and the Home Office s lack of transparency has prompted accusations from privacy campaigners that the unit could be creating a super database that risks exacerbating racial biases among law enforcement agencies.
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A data analytics team close to the heart of government has collected data on more than 650 million people, including children under the age of 13, according to newly unearthed documents.
The Data Services & Analytics unit is described as “one of the most advanced data analytics centres in government” and forms part of the Home Office’s Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) department. It builds decision-making tools and provides data-driven insights to the rest of the Home Office – although details of exactly what it does remain tightly guarded.
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The huge amount of data being analysed and the Home Office’s lack of transparency has prompted accusations from privacy campaigners that the unit could be creating a “super database” that risks exacerbating racial biases among law enforcement agencies.