28. Memorandum submitted by
Suffolk Police
I write with reference to the attached Association
of Chief Police Officers letter dated 31 January 2006 [not
printed] concerning the Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry
into the policy and practice of immigration control in the UK.
Within Suffolk, a number of recent cases have provided
information that third parties may be receiving payment for securing
documents that a foreign national needs to enter the Country.
The first case relates to Lithuanian identity documents
(Passport and Drivers Licence) being sent via post to an Iraqi
national in Ipswich. These documents were intercepted and are
currently the subject of an investigation.
The second case relates to intelligence that a Portuguese
national is travelling to Brazil to bring back forged documentation
to sell onto illegal workers.
On a more general note there has been a substantial
increase in the number of migrant workers in all areas of the
County, particularly within the construction industry. Recent
intelligence has indicated that a group of up to 80 Russian construction
workers are purporting to be Polish migrant workers.
The emergence of these practices is relatively recent
and has led to the development of intelligence to ascertain the
extent of the problem.
Martin Ransome
Chief Inspector
10 February 2006
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