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Border Force

Current ministers, official publications and departmental history, exactly as published.

§ Ministers

Recorded ministerial post holdings

0 recorded
No ministerial post holdings are recorded against this organisation's official GOV.UK URL yet.
§ Publications

Other official publications

35 recorded
Transparency release · 2026-07-31
Small boat activity in the English Channel
Guidance · 2026-07-31
Travelling to the UK
statistical data set · 2026-07-30
Migration transparency data
Guidance · 2026-07-28
Getting through the UK border faster
Guidance · 2026-07-15
Preventing clandestine entrants
Guidance · 2026-07-09
Sailing pleasure craft to and from the UK
Official statistics · 2026-05-21
Statistical compliance for Migration transparency data
Guidance · 2026-05-05
Request copies of your personal immigration and borders information
Guidance · 2026-04-22
Ex-gratia payments
Guidance · 2026-02-06
Entering the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme and EU Settlement Scheme family permit
Guidance · 2026-01-14
Borders, immigration and citizenship: privacy information notice
decision · 2025-11-27
Civil penalty accreditation scheme: accredited haulage companies
Research · 2025-11-18
The UK Customs Intellectual Property Enforcement Report 2021-2023
Transparency release · 2025-07-04
Passenger name record data
Policy paper · 2025-03-25
Response to an inspection report on clandestine entrants to the UK
Transparency release · 2025-02-27
Border Force transparency data: Q4 2024
Transparency release · 2025-02-27
Sponsorship transparency data: Q4 2024
Transparency release · 2025-02-27
Customer service operations data: Q4 2024
Transparency release · 2024-11-28
Customer service operations data: Q3 2024
Transparency release · 2024-11-28
Sponsorship transparency data: Q3 2024
Transparency release · 2024-11-28
Border Force transparency data: Q3 2024
Policy paper · 2024-03-01
Stubbing out the problem: A new strategy to tackle illicit tobacco
Policy paper · 2024-02-23
UK-Frontex working arrangement
Government response · 2023-12-14
Border security: minimum service levels during strike action
Policy paper · 2023-09-07
Response to an inspection of Border Force insider threat
Policy paper · 2023-06-15
Response to the re-inspection of Project Kraken at small seaports
Policy paper · 2023-06-15
Response to the re-inspection of processing of migrants arriving on small boats
Policy paper · 2023-05-11
Response to a report on intelligence functions at the Humber ports
Policy paper · 2022-12-08
Interior ministers' joint statement on migration
Policy paper · 2022-11-14
Next phase in partnership to tackle illegal migration and small boat arrivals
notice · 2020-09-22
Competition: Innovative Research Call 2020 for Explosives and Weapons Detection
Independent review · 2014-04-03
Power to enter business premises without a search warrant
Independent review · 2014-04-03
Spot check visits
Independent review · 2014-04-03
Customs examination powers to search baggage
Independent review · 2014-04-03
Emergency travel document process
§ Timeline

Departmental lifecycle events

35 recorded
  1. 2026-07-31 · publication
    Small boat activity in the English Channel
    Data on the number of migrants arriving in the UK in small boats and those who were prevented by French authorities from crossing the English Channel.
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  2. 2026-07-31 · publication
    Travelling to the UK
    This leaflet tells you about going through Customs when entering the UK.
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  3. 2026-07-30 · publication
    Migration transparency data
    Data on Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration, Immigration Enforcement and Passports, Citizenship and Civil Registration performance.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  4. 2026-07-28 · publication
    Getting through the UK border faster
    Advice for avoiding delays at UK border control, including how to use ePassport gates.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  5. 2026-07-15 · publication
    Preventing clandestine entrants
    What road hauliers must do when travelling to the UK, to prevent people using their vehicles to enter the UK illegally.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  6. 2026-07-09 · publication
    Sailing pleasure craft to and from the UK
    Find out about the required documentation for people who sail pleasure craft to and from the UK.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  7. 2026-05-21 · publication
    Statistical compliance for Migration transparency data
    This page contains information on the Migration transparency data’s voluntary compliance with the Code of Practice for Statistics.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  8. 2026-05-05 · publication
    Request copies of your personal immigration and borders information
    Find out how to make a subject access request to see information held about you. You can also make a request for someone else.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  9. 2026-04-22 · publication
    Ex-gratia payments
    How ex-gratia payments are managed and resolved, and how actual and non-financial losses are assessed by UKVI, Immigration Enforcement and Border Force.
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  10. 2026-02-06 · publication
    Entering the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme and EU Settlement Scheme family permit
    What you’ll need to enter the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme or EU Settlement Scheme family permit rules.
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  11. 2026-01-14 · publication
    Borders, immigration and citizenship: privacy information notice
    How your personal information is used within the borders, immigration and citizenship system.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  12. 2025-11-27 · publication
    Civil penalty accreditation scheme: accredited haulage companies
    A list of road haulage companies that are members of a scheme to reduce the risk of illegal migrants hiding in their vehicles.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  13. 2025-11-18 · publication
    The UK Customs Intellectual Property Enforcement Report 2021-2023
    This report by UK IPO, HMRC and Border Force reviews IP rights enforcement at the UK border from January 2021 to December 2023.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  14. 2025-07-04 · publication
    Passenger name record data
    Information about the acquisition, use and protection of passenger name record (PNR) data.
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  15. 2025-03-25 · publication
    Response to an inspection report on clandestine entrants to the UK
    Home Office response to the ICIBI report of the Border Force operation to deter and detect clandestine entrants to the UK.
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  16. 2025-02-27 · publication
    Border Force transparency data: Q4 2024
    Data on Border Force activities.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  17. 2025-02-27 · publication
    Sponsorship transparency data: Q4 2024
    Data on UK Visas and Immigration sponsorship activities.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  18. 2025-02-27 · publication
    Customer service operations data: Q4 2024
    Data on UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) customer service operations.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  19. 2024-11-28 · publication
    Customer service operations data: Q3 2024
    Data on UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) customer service operations.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  20. 2024-11-28 · publication
    Sponsorship transparency data: Q3 2024
    Data on UK Visas and Immigration sponsorship activities.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  21. 2024-11-28 · publication
    Border Force transparency data: Q3 2024
    Data on Border Force activities.
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  22. 2024-03-01 · publication
    Stubbing out the problem: A new strategy to tackle illicit tobacco
    HM Revenue and Customs and Border Force's refreshed strategy to tackle illicit tobacco.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  23. 2024-02-23 · publication
    UK-Frontex working arrangement
    Working arrangement with Frontex which provides a long-term framework for closer cooperation to tackle illegal migration.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  24. 2023-12-14 · government_response
    Border security: minimum service levels during strike action
    We are consulting on new regulations to protect border security during strike action.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  25. 2023-09-07 · publication
    Response to an inspection of Border Force insider threat
    Home Office response to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s report on insider threat to Border Force.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  26. 2023-06-15 · publication
    Response to the re-inspection of Project Kraken at small seaports
    Home Office response to the re-inspection of Border Force's management of Project Kraken at small seaports.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  27. 2023-06-15 · publication
    Response to the re-inspection of processing of migrants arriving on small boats
    Home Office response to the ICIBI's report: A re-inspection of initial processing of migrants arriving via small boats, including at Western Jet Foil and Manston.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  28. 2023-05-11 · publication
    Response to a report on intelligence functions at the Humber ports
    Home Office response to the ICIBI inspection of Border Force intelligence functions at the Humber ports.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  29. 2022-12-08 · publication
    Interior ministers' joint statement on migration
    The UK, Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands have issued a joint statement on migration issues.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  30. 2022-11-14 · publication
    Next phase in partnership to tackle illegal migration and small boat arrivals
    UK-France statement follows approval of new package of joint activity.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  31. 2020-09-22 · publication
    Competition: Innovative Research Call 2020 for Explosives and Weapons Detection
    This Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) competition seeks proposals for novel and innovative solutions for the detection of explosives and weapons.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  32. 2014-04-03 · publication
    Customs examination powers to search baggage
    An inspection of the use of Border Force customs examination powers to search baggage in the absence of passengers.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  33. 2014-04-03 · publication
    Spot check visits
    Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration spot check visits.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  34. 2014-04-03 · publication
    Emergency travel document process
    An inspection of the emergency travel document process by John Vine CBE QPM, Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  35. 2014-04-03 · publication
    Power to enter business premises without a search warrant
    An inspection of the use of the power to enter business premises without a search warrant by John Vine.
    GOV.UK Search API ↗