HC Deb 28 June 1984 vol 62 cc514-5W
Mr. Madden

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will call for a report from the chief constable of West Yorkshire as to his force's practice with regard to contacting the immigration authorities and the Criminal Record Office when aliens are encountered.

Mr. Hurd

I am informed by the chief constable of West Yorkshire that the immigration authorities or Criminal Record Office are contacted only when there is reason to believe a foreign national is illegally in this country or is suspected of having committed a criminal offence.