Guidance

Tamper evident bags: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on the procedure for securing seized or detained items in a tamper evident bag (TEB).

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Tamper evident bags

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff should secure seized or detained items in a TEB, how to use the bag and how to record information about its content.

Updates to this page

Published 22 October 2013
Last updated 16 October 2023 + show all updates
  1. Updated tamper evident bags guidance.

  2. Added bespoke phone Tamper Evident Bag guidance and updated exhibit reference numbering system.

  3. Updated guidance.

  4. Replaced document with a new version.

  5. Guidance updated.

  6. Updated guidance.

  7. First published.

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