The number of forged passports detected at ports and airports across the UK has almost halved in the past five years.Those improved security measures now include more sophisticated technology such as biometrics. Of course, there are some who assert that fewer detections result from less looking but professional security outfits usually know their business better than that.
A Freedom of Information request by the BBC showed that border officials spotted 1,858 forgeries last year compared to 3,300 in 2007.
The UK's border force said this was partly down to improved security measures and fraud checks.
Detections dropped 44%. Does anyone assert that they did 44% less looking? Of course not.
