Jamie Hepburn was speaking at the launch of the Scottish Government's latest independence paper.
An SNP Minister has claimed there would be no person-by-person border checks between Scotland and England after independence.
Hepburn claimed the proposed Scottish Immigration and Border Agency would not put checks between Scotland and England.“We will remain part of the Common Travel Area that the UK has with the Republic of Ireland, something they’ve had incidentally for the past 100 years. Under the CTA – which allows residents to travel freely within the UK and Ireland – those residing in a country on a visa would need a separate one to travel to elsewhere in the British Isles.
Scottish politics Hepburn suggested a new facility could be built in its place to house detainees – which he said would be rare – but was categorical that the already overstretched prison system would not be used.
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