Articles tagged with: Border Force
PCS union announces new civil service strike dates
22 Dec 2022 HR
PCS union announces new civil service strike dates
Meanwhile, Prospect chief predicts members will vote for “most widespread industrial action” in a decade
Departments set to be billed millions for armed forces strike cover
16 Dec 2022 Security & Defence
Departments set to be billed millions for armed forces strike cover
Military personnel for Border Force, NHS and other strikes will cost roughly £4,000 a week per soldier
Civil service strikes: Border Force to strike at six airports over Christmas
08 Dec 2022 HR
Civil service strikes: Border Force to strike at six airports over Christmas
A thousand passport-checking officials are set to go on strike for eight days, PCS has announced
Civil Service Awards 2022 shortlist revealed
26 Oct 2022 Civil Service Reform
Civil Service Awards 2022 shortlist revealed
Departmental officials have faced more than their fair share of challenges over the past 12 months. This year’s awards finalists show civil servants rising to the immediate task and taking a longer-term view, too
Ofgem apologises for slow response to MPs' letters amid energy crisis Exclusive
14 Oct 2022 Communications
Ofgem apologises for slow response to MPs' letters amid energy crisis
Regulator “working hard to fix” response time, while Passport Office, UKVI, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force fail to cope with deluge of correspondence
Home Office offers £118k for deportation chief
13 Jun 2022 HR
Home Office offers £118k for deportation chief
Head of International and Returns Services Command will support design and delivery of Home Office's "strategic and operational returns"
Rwanda asylum scheme will boost Home Office staff wellbeing, Patel says
19 Apr 2022 Foreign Affairs
Rwanda asylum scheme will boost Home Office staff wellbeing, Patel says
But perm sec says value for money of controversial asylum-seeker plans is “highly uncertain”
Home Office unveils plans to give asylum seekers one-way tickets to Rwanda
14 Apr 2022 Security & Defence
Home Office unveils plans to give asylum seekers one-way tickets to Rwanda
Priti Patel dubs £120m deal with African nation a “world leading migration partnership”
Queues at airports after Border Force endures ‘systems failure’ of e-passport gates
28 Sep 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Queues at airports after Border Force endures ‘systems failure’ of e-passport gates
Home Office claims problem was quickly fixed
Home Office seeks DG for combined Border Force and immigration enforcement
14 Jul 2021 HR
Home Office seeks DG for combined Border Force and immigration enforcement
Up to £149k on offer to lead second largest law enforcement entity in the UK
Civil service COO details department staffing plans for next phase of Brexit
09 Mar 2021 Brexit
Civil service COO details department staffing plans for next phase of Brexit
Alex Chisholm tells MPs Border Force needs 2,000 extra staff while Defra is funding training for 500 new Port Health Authority officials
Home Office urged to improve 'disjointed' work on modern slavery
08 Mar 2021 Justice & Home Affairs
Home Office urged to improve 'disjointed' work on modern slavery
Immigration inspector finds "little evidence of a plan" to address flaws in work
Border Force hit Brexit recruitment target – but only with agency staff
22 Jan 2021 Brexit
Border Force hit Brexit recruitment target – but only with agency staff
Officials accused of playing down impact of post-EU changes on goods heading to Northern Ireland
MPs recall Home Office’s Olly Robbins over “unsatisfactory” Border Force evidence
14 Apr 2016 Justice & Home Affairs
MPs recall Home Office’s Olly Robbins over “unsatisfactory” Border Force evidence

Home Affairs select committee demands department’s second permanent secretary returns to answer Border Force budget questions
Home Office’s Olly Robbins excused from select committee after “unsatisfactory” answers on Border Force funding
13 Apr 2016 HR
Home Office’s Olly Robbins excused from select committee after “unsatisfactory” answers on Border Force funding

Home Affairs Committee chair Keith Vaz repeatedly questions Robbins on Border Force funding