Half a Million Background Checks Performed on Olympic Applicants
Olympic terror fears have led the U.K. Home Office to carry out 500,000 background checks, but so far only 100 applications for accreditation to perform or work during the Games have been turned down, according to an article from UK news source DailyMail.
Most rejections were made over concerns about applicants’ criminal records, but some were denied accreditation on the advice of the Security Services over concerns they posed a risk to national security, the article says.