Who we are

Border Force is a law enforcement command within the Home Office. Border Force secures the border and promotes national prosperity by facilitating the legitimate movement of individuals and goods, whilst preventing those that would cause harm from entering the UK. This is achieved through the immigration and customs checks carried out by our staff at ports and airports. Our officers work at 140 sea and air ports across the UK and overseas.

Responsibilities

We are responsible for:

• checking the immigration status of people arriving in and departing the UK
• searching baggage, vehicles and cargo for illicit goods or illegal immigrants
• patrolling the UK coastline and searching vessels
• gathering intelligence
• alerting the police and security services to people of interest

Project Kraken  

Border Force covers over 11,000 miles of mainland coastline, operating in and around small ports and marinas. Border Force raises vigilance and awareness of suspicious behaviour which may be linked to terrorism or other serious crime.

Project Kraken is a joint law enforcement operation tackling maritime border crime.