Home Office Ankle Tags for Illegal Immigrants Breach Data Law, Says Watchdog

The Information Commissioner’s Office said the Home Office has not sufficiently assessed the risks. The Home Office rejected the claim.

Undated file photo of an electronic ankle tag. Alamy/PA

The information watchdog said the Home Office has breached data protection law by using GPS monitoring on bailed illegal immigrants in a pilot programme.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said on Friday that it has issued an enforcement notice and a warning “for failing to sufficiently assess the privacy risks posed by the electronic monitoring of people arriving in the UK via unauthorised means.”