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Border Force is a part of the Home Office, responsible for frontline border control operations at air, sea and rail ports in the United Kingdom. The force was part of the now defunct UK Border Agency from its establishment in 2008 until Home Secretary Theresa May demerged it in March 2012 after severe criticism of the senior management.〔(Theresa May to split up UK Border Agency, BBC News Online, 20 February 2012 )〕 Since 1 March 2012, Border Force has been a law-enforcement command within the Home Office, accountable directly to ministers.〔(Home Secretary's statement on border security, Home Office Website, Monday, 20 Feb 2012 )〕 The work of the Border Force is monitored by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. ==Responsibilities== The stated responsibilities of the Home Office's Border Force are the following:〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/border-force )〕 * To check the immigration status of people arriving in and departing the UK. * To search baggage, vehicles and cargo arriving in the UK for illicit goods or illegal immigrants. * To patrol the UK coastline and search vessels to prevent smuggling with its fleet of 5 cutters (HMC ''Protector'' and four 42m cutters).〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://revenuecutters.org.uk/current_fleet.html )〕 * To gather intelligence to protect and collect customs revenues for trade crossing the border. * To alert the police and security services to people of interest attempting to enter or depart the UK. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Border Force」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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