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The UK Border Agency, which was formed in 2008, is considered as the border patrol of the government. It is actually divided into four offices or departments: operations, immigration and settlement, visas and law enforcement and lastly, international operations.
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• To control and police immigration into the United Kingdom Website The UK Border Agency ( UKBA) was the agency of the and part of the that was superseded by, and in April 2013. It was formed as an on 1 April 2008 by a merger of the (BIA), and the Detection functions of. The decision to create a single border control organisation was taken following a report. The agency's head office was 2 Marsham Street, London. Became Chief Executive in September 2011. Over 23,000 staff worked for the agency, in over 130 countries.
It was divided into four main operations, each under the management of a senior director: operations, immigration and settlement, international operations and and law enforcement. The agency came under formal criticism from the for consistently poor service, a backlog of hundreds of thousands of cases, and a large and increasing number of complaints. In the first nine months of 2009–10, 97% of investigations reported by the Ombudsman resulted in a complaint against the agency being upheld. The complainants were asylum, residence, or other immigration applicants. On 26 March 2013, following a scathing report into the agency's incompetence by the Home Affairs Select Committee, it was announced by that the UK Border Agency would be abolished and its work returned to the Home Office. Its executive agency status was removed as of 31 March 2013 and the agency was split into two new organisations; focusing on the visa system and, focusing on immigration law enforcement.