Labour Refuses to Disclose Vetting Process for Afghans Relocated to UK – Guido Fawkes

EXC: Labour Refuses to Disclose Vetting Process for Afghans Relocated to UK

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Labour is refusing to publish any of the vetting documents it used for Afghans who are arriving in the UK under the ARAP scheme. As Guido revealed – at a cost of almost half a million every month…

Lord Kempsell asked a written parliamentary question of the MoD: “whether they will publish any documents about vetting or security clearance processes that were given to applicants of the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy.” Simple enough…

Defence minister Lord Coaker said:

“As with all those arriving to the UK, all those found eligible for ARAP have to undergo robust security checks, including for national security. If they don’t pass these checks, they are not granted indefinite leave to remain in the UK.

An application must first be made, by the applicant, to the Ministry of Defence, who will decide if the applicant is eligible. If they are eligible for relocation to the UK, the second stage is that the Ministry Of Defence (MOD) will on behalf of the applicant, make an application to the Home Office for entry clearance (if they are outside the UK) or settlement (if they are in the UK). Eligibility does not guarantee resettlement in the UK. Those who are eligible must first undergo checks in accordance with the UK Immigration Rules.

The MOD, as part of the first stage, sends an offer letter to Eligible Persons (EPs) which details the vetting and security process that applicants must go through to enter the UK and signposts EPs to the Government’s Immigration Rules for further guidance. Permission to enter the UK is subject to the enrolment of biometrics and security checks run by the Home Office as part of the second stage.

National security is a priority for this Government and all ARAP eligible individuals who arrive in the UK will have undergone thorough security checks.”

What co-conspirators may notice is the lack of any of the documents or details asked for. This is especially pertinent as due to the MoD leak thousands of additional Afghans were transported to the UK who would otherwise have failed formal application processes. Blocked…