Amongst other things, it introduced compulsory biometric residence permits for non-EU immigrants and introduced greater powers for immigration control.

[2] It received Royal Assent on 30 October 2007 with sections 17[3] and 59 to 61[4] coming into force on that day.

Among other provisions, the Act provides immigration officers with several police-like powers, such as detention, entry, search and seizure.

[6] It also created The Independent Chief Inspector of the UK Border Agency.

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