UK Border Force
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UK Border Force is the United Kingdom’s frontline law enforcement agency responsible for securing the country’s borders by controlling immigration and customs at ports and airports.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Border Force | 2 |
| British immigration authorities | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border control agency
ⓘ
law enforcement agency ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
HM Revenue and Customs
ⓘ
National Crime Agency ⓘ foreign border agencies ⓘ police forces in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employerType | civil service ⓘ |
| formed | 2012 ⓘ |
| hasAsset |
cutters
ⓘ
fast rigid-hulled inflatable boats ⓘ patrol vessels ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
maritime command
ⓘ
national operations ⓘ regional operations ⓘ |
| hasLegalPower |
powers of arrest
ⓘ
powers of detention ⓘ powers of search and seizure ⓘ |
| hasUniform | navy blue uniform ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
UK customs law
ⓘ
UK immigration law ⓘ |
| motto | Securing our border, protecting our country ⓘ |
| operatesAt |
airports in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
international rail terminals in the United Kingdom ⓘ juxtaposed controls in Belgium ⓘ juxtaposed controls in France ⓘ juxtaposed controls in the Netherlands ⓘ seaports in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| oversees |
customs checks on goods
ⓘ
immigration checks on arriving passengers ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Home Office ⓘ |
| partOf | Home Office ⓘ |
| precededBy |
HM Revenue and Customs
ⓘ
surface form:
HM Revenue and Customs (customs functions)
UK Border Agency ⓘ |
| responsibility |
border security
ⓘ
customs control at the border ⓘ enforcing customs regulations ⓘ enforcing immigration law at ports and airports ⓘ immigration control at the border ⓘ preventing illegal immigration ⓘ preventing smuggling ⓘ |
| staffStatus | civil servants ⓘ |
| usesDocument |
UK passport
ⓘ
UK visa ⓘ |
| usesSystem |
biometric passport readers
ⓘ
warnings index ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British immigration authorities
subject surface form:
London Stansted Airport
subject surface form:
UK Home Office
this entity surface form:
Border Force
this entity surface form:
Border Force