The Home Office is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all staff. The department will not discriminate on grounds of gender, gender identity, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, marriage and civil partnerships, pregnancy and maternity, caring responsibilities, part-time working or any other factor irrelevant to a person’s work. The Organisation THE HOME OFFICE Border Force Immigration Enforcement UK Visas & Immigration Her Majesty’s Passport Office Office For Security & Counter Terrorism Capabilities & Resource Group Crime Policing & Fire Group International & Immigration Policy Group Non Departmental Government Bodies 3 Who Are We? ➢Border Force is a law enforcement command within the Home Office. We secure the UK border by carrying out immigration and customs controls for people and goods entering the UK ➢Border Force officers work at 140 sea and air ports across the UK and overseas. What Do We Do? Passenger Controls Customs Controls EU / Non EU controls CITIES (Convention on International Forgery Trade Endangered Species) Safeguarding and Trafficking Cash (Modern Slavery) Controlled Drugs FGM Weapons Counter Terrorism Firearms Border Force Values To achieve the vision for Border Force to be the best in the world, and meeting the strategic objectives all Border Force officers are expected to demonstrate the Border Force values by showing: ❑Commitment •Personally committing to making our team the best it can be ❑Discipline •We must each take personal responsibility for our actions and support each other to do the right thing ❑Respect •We must each create and help maintain a truly inclusive working environment for colleagues and Customers ❑Moral Courage •We must each do the right thing, even when it is unpopular or in conflict with personal interests and so safeguarding our integrity Border Force Strategic Objectives • To deter and prevent the entry of individuals and goods that would harm the national interest. • To facilitate the legitimate movement of individuals and trade to and from the UK. • To protect and collect customs revenues from trade crossing the border. • To provide excellent customer service. • To work effectively and to provide value for money. How Do I apply? • Register an account with Civil Service Jobs: https://www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk • Set up a job alert with your own personal specifications and you will be alerted by email when a career opportunity becomes available. Border Force seized 79 pistols –the largest single haul of handguns intercepted en route to Britain. In a joint operation with the NCA, Border Force seized 3.2 tonnes of cocaine. With a street value of approx. £500 million. 10 Over a period of a year 6 cash trained dogs participated in 19 operations (regionally and nationally) and detected £4.6m. 11 We safeguard and protect the public. We identifying vulnerable children and adults at the border. Our concerns regularly lead the Police to make arrests in human trafficking cases. 12 Border Force’s work with Trading Standards seized 18,000 counterfeit football kits during the World Cup. 18,000 - NIL 13 A Border Force career is wider than you think… 14.