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The government’s electronic borders project is running contrary to European data protection laws, aside to causing practical difficulties for carriers and passengers. Such was the message to MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee yesterday from rail, ferry and train operators who are bound to the £750million ‘e-borders’ scheme. Under the scheme carrier companies, such as Eurostar, must collect information electronically from passengers’ passports and transmit it to the UK Borders Agency. But carriers say that the programme is being rushed without sufficient attention to the practical difficulties – which in turn means it faces delays, the MPs were told. As a result, bosses from carriers including the Chamber of Shipping and TUI Travel said there was “no prospect” of e-borders running for ferry traffic by the end of 2009. The MPs were also told that in France only law enforcement agencies can collect the information of everybody who enters and leaves the country, The Times reported. However the UK Borders Agency said it was confident it was not in breach of any laws, the FT reported, and it was “working with carriers to avoid delays.” The committee said it was holding the one-off evidence session because the carriers had expressed they were facing problems with implementing the scheme. Jul 2, 2009 Email this article Printer friendly page Previous Page
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