Asked by: Rebecca Paul (Conservative - Reigate)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 18824 on UK Border Force: Seasonal Workers, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the decision to stand down the Border Force seasonal workforce on the operational capacity of Border Force.
Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
Border Force’s seasonal workforce staff were recruited on fixed-term contracts to assist at the UK Border, covering shifts when operationally required, such as during peak periods of travel, and subject to their availability. These contracts utilised an authorised exception for short-term recruitment into the Civil Service.
Following an ongoing review of the recruitment process by the Civil Service Commission, Border Force has ceased to use these contracts and now recruits through a regular Civil Service recruitment process. All seasonal workforce staff on existing fixed-term contracts have been invited to apply through this recruitment process.
Our operational priority remains the protection of our border security, and this change will not affect the capacity of Border Force to deliver on that priority.
Dec. 24 2024
Source Page: Minister for Border Security and Asylum thanks staffFound: Force and Immigration Enforcement staff working to protect the public and keep the UK’s border safe
Asked by: Rebecca Paul (Conservative - Reigate)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2024 to Question 18824 on UK Border Force: Seasonal Workers, what steps her Department has taken to mitigate the potential loss of capacity provided by the Border Force seasonal workforce.
Answered by Seema Malhotra - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)
Border Force’s seasonal workforce staff were recruited on fixed-term contracts to assist at the UK Border, covering shifts when operationally required, such as during peak periods of travel, and subject to their availability. These contracts utilised an authorised exception for short-term recruitment into the Civil Service.
Following an ongoing review of the recruitment process by the Civil Service Commission, Border Force has ceased to use these contracts and now recruits through a regular Civil Service recruitment process. All seasonal workforce staff on existing fixed-term contracts have been invited to apply through this recruitment process.
Our operational priority remains the protection of our border security, and this change will not affect the capacity of Border Force to deliver on that priority.
Mar. 25 2025
Source Page: An inspection of the Border Force operation to deter and detect clandestine entrants to the UK (August 2024 – November 2024)Found: An inspection of the Border Force operation to deter and detect clandestine entrants to the UK August
Mar. 25 2025
Source Page: An inspection of the Border Force operation to deter and detect clandestine entrants to the UK (August 2024 – November 2024)Found: An inspection of the Border Force operation to deter and detect clandestine entrants to the UK August
Mar. 27 2025
Source Page: Home Office procurement card spend over £500: 2025Found: Home Office UKBF - UK Border Force 15/01/2025 VETERINARYTASKFORCE 13-UKBF - UK Border Force-720-1-2025
Mar. 25 2025
Source Page: An inspection of the Border Force operation to deter and detect clandestine entrants to the UK (August 2024 – November 2024)Found: Independent report An inspection of the Border Force operation to deter and detect
May. 18 2011
Source Page: The UK Border Agency response to the Independent Chief Inspector's report on how the UK Border Agency receives and uses intelligence. 7 p.Found: THE UK BORDER AGENCY RESPONSE TO ON HOW THE UK BORDER AGENCY RECEIVES
Nov. 09 2011
Source Page: Investigation into border security issues at Heathrow and European operations. Terms of reference. 3 p.Found: To bring any other related issues identified to the attention of the Chief Executiv e of the UK Border
Feb. 18 2025
Source Page: Diplomatic visa arrangement: caseworker guidanceFound: Guidance Diplomatic visa arrangement: caseworker guidance Immigration staff