So even if this man wasn't clued up about this countries immigration issues, he must have been briefed at some point about the required security checks we have in place, what with the ever looming terrorist threat we've all been living under the shadow of for the last 10 years..
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Staff working for the UK border force are responsible for checking passports and conducting immigration raids.
BBC home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds said sources had told him that Mr Clark had informed Home Office officials that he had agreed to "open up the borders" at certain times - such as in busy periods over the summer - in ways ministers would "not have agreed with".
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As well as being told to not check biometric passports at some times, it is also thought checks may not have been made against Home Office watch lists, and checks of fingerprints against non-EU nationals may not have been carried out.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15601988