UK Border Agency

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UK Border Agency
Logo of the UKBA
Agency Overview
Formed 2008, 1 April
Preceding agencies
Legal personality Governmental agency
Jurisdictional Structure
National agency UK
Governing body Home Office
General nature
  • Civilian agency
Specialist jurisdiction Customs
Operational Structure
Minister responsible Liam Byrne, Minister of State for Borders and Immigration
Agency executive Lin Homer, Director
Website
http://ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/

The UK Border Agency came into existence 1st April 2008. Formed as a result of a Cabinet Office report[1], a decision was taken to merge the Border and Immigration Agency, UKvisas and the port of entry functions of HM Revenue and Customs into one new integrated border control body. It is headed by the current chief executive of the BIA, Lin Homer and is divided into three broad command structures, each under the management of a Senior Director:

  • external controls including visa issue in overseas posts
  • borders, including passport and Customs controls
  • internal immigration controls including asylum, management of applications for further stay and enforcement.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Border Review

[edit] External links

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Home Office of the United Kingdom
Headquarters: 2 Marsham Street
Ministers
Home Secretary · Minister of State for Security, Counterterrorism and Police · Minister of State for Immigration and Asylum · 3 Parliamentary Under-Secretaries of State
Executive agencies