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Media factsheet: Border Force
The work of Border Force: Border Force’s mission is to secure the UK border. Officers work at around 140 sea and air ports across the UK and overseas to ensure the smooth flow of people and goods over the border. …
Border Force
Home Office in the media: Tuesday 29 October
Today's leading stories include a review into all forms of serious and organised crime, and a small boat incident. Serious organised crime review There is coverage in the Express, Telegraph and Times of the Home Secretary unveiling a wide-ranging review …
Media factsheet: Border security
Border checks: Border Force searches lorries and containers entering the UK on a targeted basis. This includes using carbon dioxide detectors and motion sensors as well as sniffer dogs to detect clandestine on-board lorries and experienced Border Force staff identifying …
Home Office in the media: Wednesday 16 October
Today's leading stories include reports on efforts to stop small boats crossing the English Channel and the release of hate crime statistics.
Fact Sheet: Small Boats
Border Force resources in the Channel Border Force has a total fleet of five cutters and six Coastal Patrol Vessels (CPVs). Two CPVs and three cutters, HMC Vigilant, HMC Searcher and HMC Seeker, are currently deployed in the Channel working …
Home Office in the media: Wednesday 7 August
Today's top stories include an issue with an individual's biometric passport, and the seizure of heroin worth more than £40 million. Biometric passport error The Guardian reports that a university professor has criticised the Home Office after being stopped at airports …
Home Office in the media: Tuesday 6 August
Today's top media story is an update on migrant boat crossings, focusing on returns to Europe. Channel migrants Further to widespread coverage yesterday (05 August) on migrants making the journey across the Channel on small boats, the Independent reports that …
Home Office in the media: Thursday 25 July
Today's Home Office media stories include news that Priti Patel has been appointed as the new Home Secretary. There is also coverage of the migrant boat crossings.
Home Office in the media blog: Monday 8 July
Today's leading stories include coverage of a sharp rise in stop-and-search, cannabis seizures figures, migrant boat incidents over the weekend and a report on the National Transfer Scheme. Sharp rise in stop and search Police attempts …
Home Office in the media blog: Monday 20 May
Today's Home Office in the media stories include the reports of Channel migrant rescues and an individual asylum seeker case.