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Border Force

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FoundedMarch 1
2012
Number of employees7,500
Jurisdiction United Kingdom
PredecessorUK Border Agency
Agency executivePaul Lincoln, Director General
Parent agency Home Office
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About Border Force


Border Force is a part of the Home Office, responsible for frontline border control operations at air, sea and rail ports in the United Kingdom.

Suella Braverman's letter to Rishi Sunak in full

Suella Braverman's letter to Rishi Sunak in full
Nov 14,2023 12:51 pm

... I want to thank all of those civil servants, police, Border Force officers and security professionals with whom I have worked and whose dedication to public safety is exemplary...

Channel deaths: Government orders inquiry into mass drowning

Channel deaths: Government orders inquiry into mass drowning
Nov 8,2023 7:41 pm

... It said that might have contributed to the wrong assumption that people on board the boat had been rescued by the Border Force...

Plan for 40% of train services to run during strikes

Plan for 40% of train services to run during strikes
Nov 6,2023 2:41 pm

... The legislation will also apply to Border Force employees and some Passport Office staff in England, Wales and Scotland...

Significant quantity of drugs found off Dorset coast

Significant quantity of drugs found off Dorset coast
Oct 8,2023 9:40 am

... Border Force and Hampshire Police are supporting the investigation...

Train drivers strikes could continue in to Christmas, as fresh disruption begins

Train drivers strikes could continue in to Christmas, as fresh disruption begins
Sep 28,2023 8:51 pm

... Several industries have taken strike action since summer 2022, including nursing, Border Force staff, doctors and driving instructors...

Escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife still on the run

Escaped prisoner Daniel Khalife still on the run
Sep 7,2023 12:01 pm

... Even before the Met went public, queues were building at airports and ports after Border Force staff were instructed to put tighter security measures in place...

Chris Mason: Questions over how prisoner managed to escape

Chris Mason: Questions over how prisoner managed to escape
Sep 7,2023 3:31 am

... The decisions that came next followed established procedures and were taken not by ministers, but by others: police forces around the country sharing information, and Border Force being told about Daniel Abed Khalife in case he was was trying to flee the country...

We can avoid flight chaos in future, says air traffic boss

We can avoid flight chaos in future, says air traffic boss
Aug 30,2023 12:21 am

... After chairing a meeting between Nats, the CAA, airlines, airports, trade bodies and Border Force, Transport Secretary Mark Harper said on Tuesday that knock-on effects of the disruption were likely to continue over the coming days...

New Zealand scraps outdoor masking, some Covid vaccine mandates

Aug 24,2023 10:41 pm

New Zealand is set to significantly relax its Covid-19 restrictions with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern calling it a " new beginning for the country".

Key changes include scrapping masking outdoors and easing vaccine mandates for employment in some sectors.

New Zealand has had some of The World 's toughest virus restrictions.

Anger at some of these rules had led protesters to occupy the grounds outside parliament, with some demonstrations even turning violent.

The vaccine mandates in particular, were among some of the main grievances of protesters, who stayed put for More Than three weeks in February.

Public polls also showed increasing dissatisfaction with Ms Ardern's government.

Under the new rules, which Will come into effect from 4 April, double vaccination Will no longer be required for people to work in education The Police or the defence force.

However, employees in sectors like health, aged care, prisons and Border Force Staff - Will still need to to be fully vaccinated.

Ms Arden has said that the decision to ease restrictions had not been as a result of the protests, but because models that showed a recent surge in cases caused by the Omicron variant was easing.

The country saw a huge wave in infections since Omicron took hold, with almost 21,000 new daily cases.

" The Evidence shows We Are coming off the Omicron peak with cases in Auckland having already declined significantly, and a decline expected nationally by early April, " Ms Ardern told a news conference Wednesday in Wellington.

About 95% of eligible New Zealanders over the Age Of 12 have had at least two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine. The prime minster said as a result of The High vaccination rate, the government did not expect to see a surge of cases once restrictions were eased.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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