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  • New Director General of Border Force announced

    Sir Charles Montgomery has been appointed as the new Director General of Border Force.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 2013 UK Youth Mobility Scheme opens for application

    The BTCO announced today the 2013 Youth Mobility Scheme dates for certificates of sponsorship application.

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  • Border Force seize thousands of fake football shirts

    Online shoppers warned to take extra care after Border Force officers seized thousands of fake football shirts near Heathrow Airport.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Home Secretary speech on 'An immigration system that works in the national interest'

    Speech given by Rt Hon Theresa May MP on 'An immigration system that works in the national interest'. The speech was delivered on 12 December 2012.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Significant fall in net migration

    Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that net migration has fallen by 59,000.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Border Force's Halloween find

    Three would-be illegal immigrants have been stopped from entering the country after Border Force officers found them hiding inside a lorry.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £3.8million of illegal medicines seized in Border Force crackdown

    Border Force plays key role in intercepting approximately £3.8 million of fake and unlicensed medicines in the UK during global crackdown.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Border Force seize lollipops laced with cocaine

    Border Force officers in Ghana have helped seize cocaine worth an estimated £200,000 which had been hidden in lollipops.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Couple jailed for cocaine smuggling

    A couple have been jailed after Border Force officers seized cocaine with an estimated street value of £500,000.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Border Force seizes illegal ivory

    Border Force officers at Heathrow have made one of their biggest ever seizures of illegal ivory.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Olympic Border Force prepared for peak Olympic arrivals

    Border Force is fully prepared to cope with the peak of Olympic Games arrivals. It will be implement plans and man every desk at peak times.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New targeted interviews to stop fake students

    Ahead of the summer surge in student visa applications UK Border Agency officers will be given new powers to interview international students and refuse visas if they are not satisfied the applicant is genuine, the Immigrati…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Cocaine gang jailed for 42 years

    Four Spanish nationals who were behind one of the biggest ever cocaine seizures at Gatwick Airport have been jailed for a total of 42 years.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Border Force officer collects MBE from Buckingham Palace

    A Border Force officer based at Birmingham Airport took a trip to Buckingham Palace to collect an MBE.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Transforming our border: Damian Green's speech to the Royal United Services Institute

    This speech was delivered to the Royal United Services Institute on 14 March 2012. This speech has been checked against delivery.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Focused Border Force will make UK safe

    Damian Green announced that passengers on non-EEA flights travelling to UK will have details checked using e-Borders system.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New Border Force begins work

    The Border Force and the UK Border Agency now operate separately.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Public access rules: consultation response

    Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) response to the Bar Standards Board (BSB) consultation on public access rules.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • 'Thorough investigation into UK Border Force'

    Home Secretary Theresa May has confirmed this afternoon that there will be an immediate and thorough investigation into the UK Border Force.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Student visa system changes - cutting abuse and raising standards

    Tough new rules and enforcement action to stop abuse of the student visa system mean that more than 450 education providers will no longer be able to sponsor new international students.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government