UK Border Force
Commons · Question 112343 · 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, what policing powers Border Force personnel hold.
Answer
Answered by Mike Tapp, 18 Feb 2026
Border Force immigration officers and designated customs officials in England and Wales may utilise some powers set out in the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 as applied by The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to immigration office...