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1. Brodie Clarke has reached a settlement with the Home Office. 2. The Border Force has been seperated from the Border Agency

Scottish border controls?

What organisation operates the Scottish Immigrations services? From the article it seems that the UK Borders Agency does not operate in Scotland.

Because of the separate parliament and legal system there is a different scottish bill which covers the same areas. The UK Border agency operates in Scotland but detention is legal under a different law. I'll try to make the article clearer. --Brideshead (talk) 17:05, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Cheers, could you make it more clear that the UK Border Agency does operate the immigration control in Scotland as well? Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.174.61.193 (talk) 10:29, 24 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I have one thing in common with the UKBA. I was at Edinbugger Airport, so was a member of the UKBA. --82.134.28.194 (talk) 10:49, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Aircraft

You can find aircraft used by the UK Border Agency here - http://www.rvl-group.com/our-services/

--82.134.28.194 (talk) 12:24, 23 July 2012 (UTC)==Identification== Looking at the photograph with is included in the page, it seems that the UKBA personnel carry no name badge, no identification number on their epaulettes and no rank insignia. Is it intended that they will in future? Or, is this absence intended to protect them from disciplinary proceedings, their behavior to the public is creating hostility. I have seen the term 'uniformed thugs' quoted today in a comment in a leading British national newspaper. There is not one uniformed official in N.America without a name badge, including the highest ranks of the military, and our own armed forces and police carry either names, or numbers, on their uniforms. Perhaps the UKBA personnel have refused this and the Government is unable to resist them.Miletus (talk) 21:43, 7 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

it was noted yesterday (7th November) in the London Daily Telegraph in commentary on a leading article on the on the agency.Miletus (talk) 08:16, 8 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I somehow doubt that the person to the left is an Officer. If I had a job with the Agency, I would not like to care about football merchandice, unless ordered to do so. The Officers may get to strike for more bonuses, whereas I get to see more of football gear. --82.134.28.194 (talk) 12:24, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Is it on?

The homepage of the UKBA has a newssection. They like to talk about new rules, but no news on the strike. That.....strikes me as odd. I think the spokesperson has made his/her own initiative to lay down labour (no, not the party).--82.134.28.194 (talk) 12:29, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Well im not sure it would need to be mentioned in this article, although a paragraph summarising the unacceptable number of strikes that happen might be notable in the controversy section. BritishWatcher (talk) 13:14, 23 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Contact details

I have a question which is not covered by the links on the UKBA website. The site does not provide any contact details other than an "Enquiries" page which just loops back on itself. It seems that the only way to contact them is to turn up at a border checkpoint and ask the person on the ground (which is not particularly helpful if you want to make advance plans). Douglasson (talk) 10:09, 15 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sittingbourne Rotary Club

Good Afternoon My name is Peter Barnes of Sittingbourne. I am speaker secretary for the Rotary club and would like to know if you have speakers to come to our club and explain their job and incidences as a Border control officer. my email is peter_barnes4@sky.com and telephone 01795 423056 If you could help me in a contact I would be grateful. Peter Barnes — Preceding unsigned comment added by 151.228.209.98 (talk) 14:14, 8 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Cutters

The info box states incorrectly that the agency has Five UKBF 42m Customs Cutters. In fact it has only four, as detailed at UKBF 42m Customs Cutters. The agency also has a fifth (49m) Telkkä-class Customs Cutter as detailed at HMC Protector. I would edit the infobox myself, but I don't know how to do it appropriately. Wellset (talk) 14:20, 2 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]