By Jamie Grierson Home affairs correspondent
How did error happen, why was it concealed and what will it mean for post-Brexit security?
The UK failed to pass on the details of tens of thousands of foreign criminals to their home EU countries and concealed the scandal, the Guardian has learned. The police national computer (PNC) error went undetected for five years.
Related: Revealed: UK concealed failure to alert EU over 75,000 criminal convictions
Source: Scandal over Britain’s failure to notify EU of crimes – an explainer
Category: Police, Crime, European Union, UK news, Europe, World news
