Revenue and Customs: Staff

(asked on 12th October 2017) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2017 to Question 4611, whether Surge and Rapid Response Team staff receive training to the same standard as the Border Force staff they work alongside.


Answered by
Mel Stride Portrait
Mel Stride
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
This question was answered on 20th October 2017

Surge and Rapid Response Team staff conduct a restricted role compared to Border Force Officers. They work at primary control points checking passports. Surge and Rapid Response Team staff undertake the same training programme and proficiency test procedures as all Border Force seasonal workers.

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