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2008-03-01
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Border controls boosted by new technology and unified structure
14 November 2007
Immigration, customs and visa checks will be united in a new UK Border Agency, it was announced today. At the same time the Government announced a £1.2bn programme to strengthen the UK's offshore border controls with new passenger screening technology.
The new Home Office agency will be tougher, smarter, and more flexible and able to react to new threats much faster - and will have both a customs commissioner and a senior police officer represented on its board.
By integrating the work of Customs, the Border and Immigration Agency and UKVisas, overseas and at the main points of entry to the UK, the UK Border Agency will have in place both the resources and remit to strengthen the UK's security through strong border controls beginning before travellers start for Britain.
The new agency will have a central role in helping tackle the threats faced from both crime and terrorism, and the £1.2billion programme includes a £650million contract signed today with consortia Trusted Borders for a passenger screening system, which will work alongside the global rollout of fingerprint visas to keep the UK's border secure.
The electronic border security system will screen all passengers before they travel to the UK against immigration, customs and police watch lists. Successful trials of the new system have already led to more than 1,000 criminals being caught and more than 15,000 people of concern being checked out by immigration, customs or the police.
The Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said:
"A unified border force means a stronger British border. All travellers to Britain will be screened against no fly lists and intercept target lists and, together with biometric visas, this will help keep trouble away from our shores.
"As well as the tougher double check at the border, ID cards for foreign nationals will soon give us a triple check in country. Together this adds up to some of the most advanced security anywhere on the globe. These are the most sweeping changes to our border security for decades."
Today's contract is an essential step in enabling all passengers coming to the UK to be screened against watch lists before they arrive, stopping those with no right to be here from entering the UK. These new measures are in addition to the roll out to more than 100 countries of fingerprint visas.
The contract's signature signals the roll-out of electronic security passenger checks across the country at international air, rail and sea ports with all high risk routes into the UK covered by mid-2009 and all journeys into the UK by foreign nationals.
Welcoming today's announcement Brian McKeon, president and managing director of Raytheon Systems Limited, said:
"On behalf of Raytheon and the entire Trusted Borders team, we are extremely pleased to have been selected for this important. We are honoured by the confidence that the Home Office has placed in us, and we look forward to working closely with them to deliver an integrated, secure border for the 21st century."
Martin Peach, Director of Detection at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, said:
"The awarding of this contract will provide a further boost to the integrity of the UK's borders. It will also make an important contribution to protecting the country's borders from those seeking to smuggle Class A drugs, illicit and counterfeit cigarettes and other items that could otherwise cause untold harm to the UK. "
John Donlon, Assistant Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police and Association of Chief Police Officers lead on Ports Policing, said:
"Today also sees the award of the e-borders contract. The contract award follows a highly successful trial, codenamed Operation Semaphore, which saw police forces across the UK make 1,300 arrests. The high number of arrests linked to Semaphore alerts demonstrates a visible measure of success. In addition, sig
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