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英国王室耗资14万王室雇员安检系统
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  Royal employees will be subject to stricter security checks similar to those faced by Metropolitan Police officers, it was disclosed yesterday.

  The move is part of an overhaul of vetting procedures close to being agreed between the Queen's officials and Scotland Yard, which has estimated the costs involved at nearly ?140,000. It follows a Government report warning that the existing system carried weaknesses that could leave it exposed to a terrorist threat.

  It is thought the new system will be able to search Government-held information which might prove or disprove identity or nationality, as well as data from private sector agencies and the internet. Financial backgrounds and some job references may also be doubled-checked by police.

  The Royal Household has traditionally assessed the suitability for employment of applicants and has taken up references. But it does not have access to the same confidential sources of information as police and has relied on Scotland Yard to check the Police National Computer (PNC) for criminal convictions, and MI5 to check whether the applicant has terrorist links.

  However, a successful bogus application by a reporter in 2003, which enabled him to get a job as a footman in Buckingham Palace at the time of the American president's visit, raised concerns that this system could not be relied on to spot dishonest applications.

  The Royal Household's security chief, Brig Jeffrey Cook, and Scotland Yard have been negotiating a set of new police/royal vetting "protocols". They will be sent for approval to the Home Office's Royal and VIP Executive Committee, which oversees the policy and funding of royal security.

  A report by Sir Ian Blair, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, to the Met Police Authority (MPA) discloses that Scotland Yard's SO14 Royalty and Diplomatic Protection Squad is estimating that it will spend ?136,000 a year on five extra vetting staff.

  This would represent a significant expansion of its royal vetting operation. In 2003-2004, SO14 spent around ?70,000 carrying out 17,000 PNC checks of "potential employees of the royal household".

  It is not known how many of those 17,000, which includes part-time staff, contractors and some visitors, will be subject to the more stringent checks, which may vary in depth depending on the level and proximity of access to the Royal Family.

  Given data protection rules, it is likely applicants will be asked to consent to the extra checks. Anyone not consenting is unlikely to be considered for a job.

  The Royal Household will continue to make the final decision on employment, police sources said.

英国王室耗资14万王室雇员安检系统

  为防止恐怖分子袭击,英国王室雇员将接受来自伦敦警察厅的严格身份检查。

  据英国《每日电讯报》5月19日报道,这项王室雇员身份检查行动是英国王室安检扩展工作的一部分。前段时间,一份英国政府报告指出,王室现行的安检系统存在很大漏洞,这会给恐怖分子留有可乘之机。报告公布后,英国王室欲耗资约14万英镑更新现行安检系统。

  更新后的王室安检系统可以获取只有英国政府才能掌握的有关个人身份及国籍的详细资料,以及来自私家侦探和互联网上的相关数据信息。此外,王室雇员等被调查者的经济状况和工作经历也将被警方核实。

  报道说,按照惯例,英国王室自行从王室雇员申请者中挑选合适人选并核实其真实身份,但由于王室不能像警方那样准确地掌握国民个人信息,所以王室会让苏格兰场(英国警方特别分部)协助核实申请者是否与恐怖组织有联系。然而,2003年美国总统来访期间,一名记者用假身份证成功取得在白金汉宫当步兵的身份后,引起了英国王室对其雇员安检系统存在诸多隐患的担忧。

  英国王室安检负责人杰弗里·库克与苏格兰场就一系列警方和王室即将实施的安检行动草案进行了协商。草案将递交英国内政部王室与贵宾执行委员会审核,该委员会将审核有关王室安检方法的相关政策和费用。

  据伦敦警察厅厅长伊恩·布莱尔估计,这项安检行动将每年耗资13.6万英镑,该行动是英国王室安检行动扩展工作的一部分。2003年至2004年,苏格兰场耗资约7万英镑,对1.7万名王室雇员候选人的身份进行了核实。

  警方表示,王室仍然拥有对雇员是否任用的最终决定权。(文/蒋黎黎)


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