House of Lords Committee publishes concerns around electronic border preparedness

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The Justice and Home Affairs Committee has published a letter to the Minister of State for Legal Migration and the Border, Tom Pursglove MP, setting out the Committee’s conclusions and recommendations following its inquiry into electronic border management systems. The Committee considers the ongoing rollout of the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) by the Home Office and the introduction of two new systems by the EU, the Entry/Exit System (EES) and the Electronic Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). It has a number of concerns about preparedness for the rollout of these systems.