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Border Force honoured with six awards as part of the 51st annual, International Customs Day.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Business travellers and frequent visitors from 16 countries to benefit from faster entry to the UK as Registered Traveller Service grows
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Data on HM Passport Office activities.
Border Force officers at Dover’s Eastern Docks have prevented an attempt to smuggle approximately 20 kilos of cocaine into the UK.
Guidance and forms for Tobacco Products Duty. Including rates, importing, moving and storing goods, payments and reliefs.
A people smuggler has been jailed after smuggling migrants, including a child, towards the UK.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Joint statement from UK and French agencies on the management of the shared border.
Millions more people will be able to use ePassport gates as they arrive in the UK, under plans announced in the Budget on 29 October 2018.
HM Revenue and Customs and Border Force's refreshed strategy to tackle illicit tobacco.
A list of road haulage companies that are members of a scheme to reduce the risk of illegal migrants hiding in their vehicles.
Guidance for staff taking part in Operation Limelight, a multi-agency safeguarding operation at the UK border responding to female genital mutilation.
From 1 October, UK Border Force will stop accepting insecure ID cards from most EU, EEA and Swiss citizens, in a move that will strengthen UK borders.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Data on Border Force activities.
How the civil penalty accreditation scheme works.
Data on UK Visas and Immigration sponsorship activities.
The Partnership Agreement sets out the collaborative working arrangements between HMRC and the Home Office in respect of Border Force.
Code of practice for officers exercising functions under Schedule 1 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 in connection with seizing and retaining travel documents.
Project Kraken is a joint law enforcement operation tackling maritime border crime.
How to report suspicious or unusual behaviour at a small UK airfield or airport.
Border Force detector dogs literally have a nose for trouble and can sniff out a range of goods to keep the UK safe from drugs, firearms and smuggled people.
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