§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps are taken to ensure the accuracy and confidentiality of all information stored in the Heathrow computer at Harmondsworth.
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§ Mr. WaddingtonMuch of the data stored on the Immigration Service intelligence unit computer is derived from official reports which normally indicate how the information they contain has been verified by the writer. But all items for entry are scrutinised by an immigration officer with a view to ensuring their accuracy, and in appropriate cases a senior officer is consulted.
Access to the computer is restricted to Immigration Service staff, to whom instructions have been issued emphasising the confidential nature of the information it contains and warning them of the need to ensure disclosure only to persons authorised to receive it.