Border Force Profiling People as Sex Workers

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Dear Home Office,

This week it has been widely reported in the media that the Border Force is refusing entry to the UK to persons on the grounds that they may be sex workers, e.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-gl...

I am seeking the following information:

(a) On what grounds are persons suspected to be sex workers refused entry to the UK?
(b) How many people have been refused entry to the UK over the last 5 (August 2012 - August 2017) years due to their being suspected sex workers? Further, if possible, please specify, the age or age range, gender (including if they are trans), nationality and point of entry of where these persons were refused.

Yours faithfully,

Lucy Smyth

FOI Requests, Home Office

Ms Smyth,

Thank you for contacting the Home Office with your request.

This has been assigned to a caseworker (case ref 45171). We will aim to send you a full response by 25/09/2017 which is twenty working days from the date we received your request.

If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to contact us.

Thank you,

P. Zebedee
FOI Requests
Home Office

FOI Responses, Home Office

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Dear Lucy Smyth

 

Thank you for your information request.  Please see the attached reply.

 

Yours sincerely

 

H Reid

Border Force - Information Rights Team