Immigration Controls: Travel Restrictions

(asked on 4th May 2020) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Border Force officers have been instructed to make an assessment of whether travel to the UK is essential and whether those officers have the power to refuse entry to the UK on grounds of non-essential travel.


Answered by
Chris Philp Portrait
Chris Philp
Minister of State (Home Office)
This question was answered on 11th May 2020

Border Force officers continue to process arriving passengers in accordance with the Immigration Rules at ports across the UK, assessing each passenger on a case by case basis. We will continue to ensure our staff have clear guidance in place as to the correct interpretation of the Immigration Rules when assessing visitors seeking entry to the UK.

Any decision to implement additional restrictions on international travel to the UK or on arrival at ports/airports will be made by Ministers.

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