well - I can only quote what Javid said and has been reported in the media but the nuts and bolts are that - amongst others - relatives and families of Gurkha and Afghan interpreters applied for leave to stay with the former serving soldier/interpreter. As well as providing all the usual proofs they were sent letters telling them that they must provide DNA samples to prove relationships. That was not HO policy, was against HO guidelines and in any event wasn't absolute proof in that the "father" had to provide DNA and that wasn't always possible. Therefore further letters were sent telling the participants to do one as they didn't qualify. There was one report on the news tonight where a soldiers Vietnamese wife and son - son BORN in the UK - the son cannot get a passport because his mum and dad are now estranged and his dad won't supply a DNA sample.
Now all this dates back to the period when Mayday was HS. She implemented the "hostile environment" and sent those "go home" vans around London - targeting particular areas btw, I doubt none made their way to Chelsea or Notting Hill, and from that came these yes racist plots from within the HO. I have no idea as to the ethnic, political, religious or political make up of those working in the HO at the time but that is what happened. Why didn't someone report it? No idea. That fact is just another reason to question what was going on at that time. The simple facts appear to be that for you and me in that position forms, affidavits, FB posts etc were deemed adequate proof but if you had an Afghan or Nepalese name DNA was needed. What is also interesting is nowhere has anyone said this DNA was actually tested and "used in evidence". Fucking disgrace. If you were a Nepalese bearing in mind what has happened in recent years would you be spurred on to join our Army. If you were liberated by our troops knowing what is in the public domain would you think the promise of resettlement and support post conflict was sound enough for you to be an interpreter?
No sorry I think you misunderstood my question.
I meant how did this work from a civil service end?
Can you come up with something plausible on how this would be implemented and shows a racist connection?