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Fifteen electronic passport gates were officially opened at Heathrow's Terminal 5 on Wednesday 21 October.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Border Force response to the 2012 joint report on inspection visit to customs custody suites.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Data on Border Force activities.
Gang who tried to smuggle Albanian nationals into the UK through the Channel Tunnel have today (18 September) been jailed for a combined total of more than 21 years.
The British Ambassador to France and the Director General of Border Force opened the UK’s first overseas ePassport gates on 2 March 2017.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
More than one million additional visitors have used the digital border process to enter the UK.
From June, millions more people will be able to use ePassport gates as they arrive in the UK, the Chancellor confirmed in yesterday’s Spring Statement.
Border Force officers seize large amounts of alcohol and tobacco in two seizures in north-east England
Border Force, the Met Police, and the National Crime Agency carried out an initiative at Heathrow Airport, aimed at preventing and detecting cases of female genital mutilation (FGM).
Data on UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) customer service operations.
The Government is working closely with ports and carriers for the introduction of exit checks at the border from 8 April.
An attempt to smuggle more than a million cigarettes into the UK has been prevented by Border Force officers at Hull docks.
A Border Force officer based at Birmingham Airport took a trip to Buckingham Palace to collect an MBE.
A man who smuggled migrants in a 'coffin-like' hide inside the roof of a van has been sentenced to 3 years in prison.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Fourteen migrants, including 4 children, were found hidden behind cardboard boxes in a van.
We use a fleet of patrol boats, known as 'cutters', to protect UK waters.
Deadly weapons including knives and replica firearms have been seized by Border Force officers from passengers at Manchester Airport.
New data released today (20 April) reveals the largest quantity of cocaine and ketamine seized by Border Force and police forces since records began.
Sir Charles Montgomery has been appointed as the new Director General of Border Force.
Guidance on how to pay a fine, for drivers, companies and operators who have been fined for carrying clandestine entrants in their vehicle.
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