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UK Policy The UK Border Agency is responsible for securing the United Kingdom borders and controlling migration in the United Kingdom. It manages border control for the United Kingdom, enforcing immigration and customs regulations and also considers applications for permission to enter or stay in the United Kingdom, citizenship and asylum. It is a shadow agency of the Home Office and was formed in April 2008 to improve the United Kingdoms's security through stronger border protection whilst welcoming legitimate travellers and trade. The Agency brings together the work previously carried out by the Border and Immigration Agency, Customs detection work at the border from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and UK Visa Services from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). It is a global organisation with 25,000 staff, including more than 9,000 warranted officers, operating in local communities, at the UK borders and across 135 countries worldwide. News items and stories Border controls shake-up including biometric finger-printing for those requesting visas from April 2008. A writer at the Institute for Race Relations fears the UK government’s new proposals to strengthen border controls are "set to further dehumanise immigration law and make a merry mess of the path to citizenship". The website of the Independent Asylum Commission (2006-2008) with its reports and recommendations.
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