UK Border Agency
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The UK Border Agency was a former British government agency responsible for managing immigration control, customs, and border security before its functions were taken over by successor bodies such as the UK Border Force.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Border and Immigration Agency | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border control agency
ⓘ
former government agency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UKBA ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticisedFor |
backlogs in asylum and immigration cases
ⓘ
inefficiency in case handling ⓘ poor customer service ⓘ |
| dissolutionDate | 2013-03-31 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2013 ⓘ |
| employed |
border force officers
ⓘ
customs officers ⓘ immigration officers ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| inception | 2008 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | executive agency ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| motto | Stronger, Fairer, Faster ⓘ |
| oversightBy | Home Secretary ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Home Office ⓘ |
| partOf | Home Office ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | organisational reform of UK immigration system ⓘ |
| replaced |
UK Border Agency
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Border and Immigration Agency
Immigration and Nationality Directorate ⓘ UK Visas and Immigration ⓘ
surface form:
UKvisas
|
| replacedBy |
Australian Border Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Border Force
Immigration Enforcement ⓘ UK Visas and Immigration ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
asylum casework
ⓘ
border security ⓘ customs enforcement at the border ⓘ detention and removal of immigration offenders ⓘ enforcement of immigration law within the UK ⓘ immigration control ⓘ passport control at ports and airports ⓘ visa processing ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
United Kingdom airports
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United Kingdom border ⓘ United Kingdom seaports ⓘ United Kingdom territorial waters ⓘ |
| usedDocument |
UK passport
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UK visa ⓘ biometric residence permit ⓘ |
| website | http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Border and Immigration Agency