Delegates passing through UK airports to attend ARC Training course from overseas will in future be met by uniformed border control officials in dark blue suits and light blue shirts, the Border and Immigration Agency confirmed today. The new uniforms, combined with clear signage marking out the border, make it clear to arriving passengers that they are entering UK territory.Initial feedback from staff and the travelling public towards the uniforms has been very positive. Allied to the increased use of biometric technology - both fingerprints and iris – UK borders are being strengthened.
For details of the changes click on:
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/aboutus/newsarchive/newbordercontroluniforms
Note: As photographs aren't allowed at immigration checkpoints, an accurate image of the new uniform is not yet available. Instead, an artist's impression is displayed, top left.
