England: 500,000 people being investigated by security operations in London

Posted on June 5, 2012 • Filed under: Tourist Warning, United Kingdom

The backgrounds of up to 500,000 people are being scrutinised in an unprecedented security screening designed to stop the Olympic Games being disrupted by criminals or terrorists, the Guardian has learned. In what is understood to be the biggest vetting process since the second world war, the Home Office has so far refused about 100 applications for Games accreditation, mostly because of concerns about the extent of people’s criminal records. Read article

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