Border Force and Immigration Enforcement
A discussion area dedicated to all matters which are specific to Border Force and Immigration Enforcement
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There's still a lot of confusion about who we are (most still think we're the UKBA) so I thought I'd post this up as a reference point for anyone who seeks knowledge on the new(ish) structure: Here are the current rank structures of Immigration Enforcement and Border Force:
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Immigration Enforcement are recruiting in the Southern Region :: ASSISTANT IMMIGRATION OFFICER CLOSING DATE 20th FEBRUARY 2017 If you fancy a change of career or are are looking to enter a job similar to policing, then take a look at the following link: https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?jcode=1525422 Annualised Hours Working (AHW) contracts are currently ~34% so the following salaries apply to new recruits: - London: £24,336 + AHW = ~£32,610 - National: £20,352 + AHW = ~£27,271 (above salaries are approximates) As an AIO you will work on an accredited training programme known as "Pathway" - this is similar to be…
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Lot of work and publicity on the Border Force (BF) recently, but as they have been around since 2012 and are still sometimes referred to as "UK Border Force", are they a 'police force', in the sense they are there to arrest smugglers, illegals, criminals etc at the border or not? They don't seem to have their own website (just a page: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/border-force) , like most police forces (HO or other). Some officers seem to carry batons and handcuffs and yet their boats & cutters look totally unarmed. The Home Office says: "Border Force is a law enforcement command within the Home Office". Is there any reason they are not more of an…
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Hi, Did anyone apply for this role? If so have you heard anymore? Thanks
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Hello, I am from HM Customs Gibraltar. Can any Border Force Officers provide any information as to what the Border Force induction course content and training is? Regards, J
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Border Force officer held in guns and drugs inquiry 9 October 2017 From the section England Image copyright National Crime Agency Image caption Six men have been charged as part of the police operation in France and south east England A Border Force officer is among 12 people arrested by police investigating a…
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Nine G4S staff at immigration removal suspended 1 September 2017 From the section UK Image caption Brook House, near Gatwick Airport, holds detainees facing deportation from the UK G4S has suspended nine members of staff from an immigration removal centre near Gatwick Airport, following a BBC Panorama undercover investigation. The programme says it has …
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Hi folks - not for me but for my other half - can anyone provide any hints and tips for the current recruitment campaign? It seems very remote - only one interview and everything else is assessment. I see it's being run by Manpower rather than the Civil Service themselves. Cheers! Sent from my iPhone using Police Community
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Think-tank says UK Border Force - set up only four years ago - is failing and should have passport control functions put out to contract http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/immigration/12079052/Privatise-Britains-border-controls-says-new-report.html Is there anything they wont think about privatising?
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Might be of interested to someone - especially due to the qualifications https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?jcode=1477029
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Does anyone know of there are plans for recruitment of BFOs in 2016?
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