Written question asked by Chris Bryant (Labour) on Monday, 16 July 2012, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 September 2012. It was answered by Damian Green (Conservative) on Monday, 3 September 2012 on behalf of the Home Office.

Immigration Controls

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how often UK Border Force staff are given updated training on forgery detection skills.

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Answer: All officers who staff the Primary Checkpoint (PCP) receive forgery training designed by the UK Border Agency Operational intelligence Directorate, National Document Fraud Unit (NDFU). This is then supplemented by regular local refresher training delivered by local forgery teams on trends and specific documents encountered at ports and intelligence and alerts disseminated locally and by the NDFU. The regularity of supplementary training will depend on local issues. The NDFU also conducts a national programme for forgery training and invites bids for training once a year.

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