8,000 Invaders in Vetting Scandal Had National Insurance Numbers
Almost 8,000 illegal invaders working in the security industry vetting scandal had National Insurance numbers, it has emerged.
Some were given the numbers after the introduction of ‘tougher checks’, a letter written by Work and Pensions Minister Stephen Timms reveals.
The revelations centre on last year’s Security Industry Authority vetting fiasco, in which the Home Office discovered around 10,000 illegal immigrants had been cleared to work as bouncers and security staff.
One man was allowed to guard a compound where the Prime Minister’s car is taken for maintenance and repair.
Checks revealed the invaders had no rights to work in the UK, but Ministers were unable to say how many had been given National Insurance numbers by the Government.
It has now emerged that 7,900 of the guards had been granted numbers. They included 3,275 who had used a false name, or given other false details.
