This petition was submitted during the 2010-2015 parliament
Rejected petition Make police checks compulsory on all visa applicants to the UK
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The UK must be brought into line with other countries e.g. America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa etc and insist on a police check on criminal records before issuing visas. The current system allows dangerous criminals to get visas by lying. My family nearly lost their lives as a result of this weakness. This is a zero cost procedure as the applicant pays. It would save millions in court cases, police work, prison, legal aid etc and keep us all safer.
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