Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of border control enforcement at ports across the UK.

Border Force has an established second line assurance function in the Operational Assurance Directorate (OAD). OAD has implemented a nationwide system of frontline assurance including a dedicated port inspection capability which tests compliance with operational policy, guidance and legislation and identifies cross Border Force risks and vulnerabilities.

Border Force is also regularly inspected on a systematic basis by external review bodies. Reports are published online by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, The Independent Management Board, The Public Accounts Committee and the National Audit Office.