The Home Office is a key Government
Department whose objective is to protect the
public & secure our future. Working for the
Home Office offers you an interesting, varied
career and provides an opportunity to deliver
results that will make a real difference to
peoples lives. The Home Office is made up
of Headquarters and a number of agencies
including the UK Border Agency.
The UK Border Agency is a shadow agency of
the Home Office. This section provides details
about our structure, aims and work. If you are
interested in finding out about the work of the
Home Office as a whole, this information is
available from the main Home Office website
The Agency was formed in April 2008 to
improve the United Kingdoms's security
through stronger border protection whilst
welcoming legitimate travellers and trade.
The Agency brings together the work previously
carried out by the Border and Immigration
Agency, Customs detection work at the border
from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs
(HMRC) and UK Visa Services from the Foreign
and Commonwealth Office (FCO).
We are a global organisation with 25,000 staff,
including more than 9,000 warranted officers,
operating in local communities, at our borders
and across 135 countries worldwide.
In delivering our business to our diverse society,
we will take care to assess the impact of our
policies on race, religion and belief, gender,
gender identity, disability, sexual orientation and
age equality.
For information about current/future vacancies or
for more information about the UK Border Agency
please visit
or contact your local Job Centre to see if we are
recruiting in your area.
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