Immigrant tagging, tracking & voice recognition enabled by new Asylum Act :: PublicTechnology.net :: e-Government & public sector IT news from: "The Government's reform of the asylum and immigration system, was boosted yesterday as legislation to tackle abuse in the system received Royal Assent.
The Act allows the electronic tagging, tracking and the use of voice recognition technology of those subject to immigration control, including asylum seekers, as an alternative to detention for those at low risk of absconding.
The Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc) Act 2004 will help tackle organised immigration crime, make the appeals system faster and more decisive to prevent failed asylum seekers from creating delays, and will ensure asylum seekers and other immigration applicants do not benefit from dishonesty by destroying their documents to prevent removal.
As part of the wider review of the immigration system, measures in the Act will also help tackle sham marriages and require failed asylum seekers who cannot immediately be removed to participate in community work in return for support until they are able to leave. "
