Explanatory Notes

UK Borders Act 2007

2007 CHAPTER 30

30th October 2007

Background

22.The UK Borders Act will implement elements of the IND (Immigration and Nationality Directorate) Review ‘Fair, Effective, Transparent and Trusted: Rebuilding Confidence in our Immigration System’, published in July 2006. The Act is part of a package of measures to underpin the Border and Immigration Agency which consists of new powers, a substantial increase in enforcement resource and exploitation of identity technology, in particular to tackle illegal working.