Tony Smith (civil servant)
Tony Smith CBE | |
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 Tony Smith in 2017 | |
| Interim Director General of the UK Border Force | |
| In office 19 September 2012 – 2013 | |
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| Born | Anthony John Smith 8 December 1953 London, England |
Anthony John Smith CBE is a global border security consultant and former Director General of the UK Border Force. He was previously Gold Commander for the London 2012 Olympic Programme and Regional Director for London and the South East in the UK Border Agency.
He was also Head of Border Control in the UK Immigration Service between 2005 and 2007 and Head of Ports and Border Management in Citizenship and Immigration Canada between 2000 and 2003.[1]
Smith was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to the safety and security of the London 2012 Olympic Games.[2]
Smith retired from public service on 31 March 2013 after over 40 years with the Home Office. He was succeeded by Sir Charles Montgomery.
Upon his retirement from public service Tony Smith became Managing Director of Fortinus Global Ltd, a Global Border Security Company.[3]
He is a regular expert commentator on Global Border Management and Security Practices in UK media and chairs expert panels on border and immigration conferences around the world including the International Summit on Borders in Washington DC with former US CBP Commissioner Rob Bonner[4] and at Secure Document World in London [5]
He became International Liaison Director at Borderpol in 2013[6] but resigned in 2016.
Smith is the founder and chairman of the International Border Management and Technologies Association (IBMATA).
Tony Smith was appointed as a member of the Expert Panel to the Parliamentary Commission for Alternative Arrangements for the Irish Border in April 2019.[7]
In May 2020, Smith called for a program similar to Australia's Operation Sovereign Borders to reduce illegal immigration to the United Kingdom.[8][9]
References
- ^ "UK Border Force: 18 Sep 2012: Hansard Written Answers - TheyWorkForYou". TheyWorkForYou.
- ^ "Residents recognised in New Year Honours List". getsurrey.co.uk. getSURREY. 2 July 2013.
- ^ "Fortinus Global Home".
- ^ "International Summit On Borders - An annual gathering of global leaders focused on the intersection of international trade and travel with homeland security and other transnational threats". www.internationalsummitonborders.com.
- ^ "Tony Smith CBE". www.sdwexpo.com.
- ^ "Tony Smith CBE new International Liaison Director at Borderpol".
- ^ "Prosperity UK Website".
- ^ Hymas, Charles; Johnson, Jamie (21 May 2020). "Australian-style sea patrols needed to return migrants to France, says former Border Force chief". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Migrant crossings 'becoming a major threat' to the UK border". Express & Star. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2020.