UK Border Force
Commons · Question 112341 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 18 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Border Force personnel are qualified to conduct Visit, Board, Search, Seizure operations.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 18 Feb 2026
Border Force officers operate using a range of powers from the Immigration Act 1971, The Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, The Criminal Justic...