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Name
Simon Watkin
Title
Border Security, Visa and Identity Policy, Home Office, UK
Bio
Simon Watkin MBE is a senior policy manager on aviation and borders, with a career in the Home Office spanning three decades. His roles have included Private Secretary to the Home Secretary, work on covert investigation policy and the UK’s strategy for countering international terrorism. Since 2011 he has led work on the UK’s Authority to Carry (“No Fly”) Scheme and had responsibility for policy and legislation on the acquisition, processing and accuracy of passenger data. He negotiated the EU PNR Directive and was a member of the ICAO PNR Task Force that developed ICAO’s new Standards and Recommended Practices for PNR data.
In 2017 Simon was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by HM The Queen for his services to border security.
Simon has been twice nominated as an Internet Hero at the UK Internet Industry Awards.
In 2017 Simon was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire by HM The Queen for his services to border security.
Simon has been twice nominated as an Internet Hero at the UK Internet Industry Awards.
