The main purpose of the e-Borders programme is to provide a service for data collation and analysis from the travel industry (air, sea and rail), on all passengers and crew intending to transit or travel to or from the United Kingdom. e-Borders will assess the risks presented by passengers entering and leaving the United Kingdom, identifying persons of interest to the authorities prior to their arrival in the United Kingdom or on an outbound journey.

This information will be passed in the form of an 'alert' to the relevant border control agency, which will determine the appropriate intervention.

We have already exceeded the 30 million targets and captured data on 36.5 million passenger movements. This has resulted in over 16,000 alerts to border agencies leading to over 1,300 arrests for crime, including murder, rape, assault and significant counter terrorism interventions.

The e-Borders programme has been established with three primary objectives, to enhance:

• Security
• Effectiveness
• Efficiency

For further information please see:

http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/managingborders/technology/eborders/