Rebecca Harris MP welcomes the Government’s announcement of a new Border Operations Centre, using cutting-edge software to monitor the UK border in real-time – ensuring we are ready to take back control of our borders as the transition period ends in a month’s time.
With just one month to go until the end of the Brexit transition period, Rebecca Harris MP is urging businesses to make their final preparations. Regardless of the outcome of our negotiations with the EU, there are guaranteed changes that businesses must prepare for now. We are ensuring businesses are fully prepared for the new rules and opportunities that being an independent trading nation will bring, while paving the way for the UK to have the world’s most effective border by 2025.
The new multi-million pound 24/7 Border Operations Centre will have state-of-the-art technology, which will monitor the UK border in real-time. This will help us tackle challenges quickly and decisively, and give us increased information which will make us safer and more secure. And as it develops over time, the Border Operations Centre will be able to analyse historical trends and will have predictive capability.
Our Points-Based Immigration System
Our Points-Based Immigration System opens for applications today, delivering on the Government’s key manifesto promise as we end free movement and take back control of our borders – part of the Government’s commitment to fixing the UK’s broken asylum system.
The British people have voted time and time again to take back control of our borders and for a points-based immigration system, and Rebecca is pleased the Government are delivering that.
Applications for the new skilled worker visa open today, meaning the brightest and the best from around the world can now apply to work in the UK from 1 January 2021. We are also opening routes for those who have an exceptional talent or show exceptional promise in the fields of engineering, science, tech or culture.
This simple, effective and flexible system will ensure employers can recruit the skilled workers they need to drive our economy forwards, whilst also encouraging employers to train and invest in the UK’s workforce.
For any more information on the opening of our Points-Based Immigration System, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/points-based-immigration-system-opens.
