Head of UK Border Control to step down following the Olympics
Skift Take
Brian Moore's security background caused him to focus on borders strictly as a security issue rather than a savvy combination of strict controls and good will that border and customs officials must exhibit.
Source: The Daily Telegraph
Author: David Millward
Brian Moore, the head of the Border Force, is to step down from his post at the end of September after being heavily criticised over lengthy delays at immigration desks.
Earlier this year Mr Moore, who was appointed as interim chief of the Force had told MPs that he intended to apply for the post full-time.
But, amid a barrage of criticism Mr Moore, who was on secondment from Wiltshire Police which was paying his £133,000 annual salary, has had a change of heart and decided to “pursue other options in his policing career.”
His departure was
