Guidance

Search of person: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on UK Visas and Immigration's powers to search people and seize items.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 22 January 2016
• Last updated: 26 October 2023 — See all updates

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff about its powers to search people and seize items.

This guidance includes information on:

• PACE 1984
• PACE Order (application to immigration officers and designated customs officials) 2013
• Immigration Act 1971
• Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
• UK Borders Act 2007
• Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001

Published 22 January 2016
Last updated 26 October 2023 + show all updates

1. 26 October 2023

   Update in Use of Force powers to include Article 6, PACE Order 2013.

2. 18 March 2020

   Updated reasonable force criteria and included amendments to Section 45 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016

3. 25 November 2019

   Updated guidance with additions to reasonable force criteria, amendments to Section 45 Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 and minor style edits.

4. 22 January 2016

   First published.