Immigration and Nationality Directorate Registered Traveller Programmes GLOBAL BORDER SECURITY CONFERENCE San Antonio, TEXAS 8 – 10 May 2007 Peter Graham Director of Special Projects UK Border Control ‘e-BORDERS' and other EU initiatives Border and Immigration Agency

More people, more quickly, more securely 2  E-Borders DVD

More people, more quickly, more securely 3 The challenge Increase in International Travel Larger Aircraft = more people arriving at the same time Increased security concerns Organised crime …more people, more quickly, more securely…

More people, more quickly, more securely 4 Traditional approach Security v Facilitation the needle in the haystack Security v Facilitation the needle in the haystack Greater security has traditionally meant longer queues Passengers checked/interviewed on arrival at port/airport Blanket approach to screening/identity management

More people, more quickly, more securely 5 Progress to date Introduced in December 2004 in partnership with IBM Pre-screening (20million+) passengers before arrival using API/PNR data Successful testing of Govt and Carrier systems and processes integration Project Semaphore

More people, more quickly, more securely 6 Progress to date Project IRIS Introduced July 2005 Registered Traveller Programme Currently deployed at 8 UK Airport Terminals 65,000 + people enrolled by end March, 250,000 + barrier crossings by end March

More people, more quickly, more securely 7 Current situation Currently in procurement 2 short listed bidders Contract award expected late summer 2007 E-Borders

More people, more quickly, more securely 8 Key EU initiatives EURODAC - stores fingerprints of persons refused entry or who have claimed asylum VISA INFORMATION SYSTEM -A system for the exchange of visa application data including biometrics Between Member States BIOMETRIC MATCHING SYSTEM - For use across other systems where there is a legal base

More people, more quickly, more securely 9 Key EU initiatives SCHENGEN INFORMATION SYSTEM II - Will replace existing watchlist functionality and integrate new Member States REGISTERED TRAVELLER STUDY - using biometrics to facilitate trusted travellers, automate arrival/exit BI-LATERAL REGISTERED TRAVELLER TRIALS - UK/Netherlands in discussion FRONTEX - European Agency for the Management of Operational Co-operation at the External Borders

More people, more quickly, more securely 10 Future Trends Collaboration Identity Management and biometric technology New technology A World Immigration Organisation ?