The Home Office today admitted that proposals for "Border Force Special Volunteers" at small air and sea ports were being discussed. They would be used to bolster Border Force staff like police community support officers. "The plans to use volunteer Border Force specials is a further move towards casualisation of the workforce. We will be calling for evidence on this proposal as part of our inquiry [into post- Brexit border security]." The Border Force carries out immigration and customs controls for people and goods entering the UK.

Source: Daily Mirror December 31, 2017 11:26 UTC