Borders: Security

(asked on 16th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what comparative assessment they have made of the different border security arrangements concerning passport checks for arrivals at airports and ports in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.


Answered by
Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait
Baroness Williams of Trafford
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
This question was answered on 24th October 2017

The Government works closely with Ireland on matters of border security. This work is intrinsically linked to the Common Travel Area (CTA), a special border-free zone encompassing the UK, Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man.

To protect this arrangement there is a high level of collaboration between the UK and Ireland to strengthen the external border of the CTA. A joint programme of work includes the sharing of information and increased understanding of respective border arrangements, increased sharing and use of data to inform immigration and border security decisions, and the alignment of border policies and processes.

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