FOREIGN ATHLETES FACE EXIT CHECKS
Commonwealth Games athletes from outside Britain will be tracked by the Government after the event to make sure they have left the country, Home Office Minister Karen Bradley has revealed.
The Home Office has introduced "arrangements" to ensure each person given clearance for the Glasgow games leaves the UK within their permitted time limits.
Every participant and "Games family member" have undergone comprehensive record checks "to minimise attempts to abuse our hospitality", Ms Bradley said.
In response to a written parliamentary question from Tory Philip Davies (Shipley), who asked what the Government was doing to stop participants staying in the UK illegally after the Games, Ms Bradley said: "The rigorous accreditation process that contributed to the success of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2012 has also been central to our preparations for Glasgow 2014.
"To minimise attempts to abuse our hospitality after the Games have ended, comprehensive record checks on all Commonwealth Games participants and Games Family Members are conducted before they are cleared to enter the UK.
"We have also introduced arrangements to confirm that people given Commonwealth Games clearance have left the UK within their permitted time limits."
A total of 71 countries will participate in the Games between July 23 and August 3 across 17 sports.
