Guernsey Border Agency


The Guernsey Border Agency is the law enforcement body charged with tackling cross border crime and administering the customs and immigration systems for the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The agency is headed by a Chief Officer - Patrick Rice
The Agency has been established in shadow form following a decision to separate the executive functions of setting strategy and policy and operational law enforcement. The island has had an integrated customs and immigration function since 1975. The new agency brings financial crime and drugs responsibilities to the new agency from the Guernsey Police.
The agency has around 90 officers and staff. It has a cutter and can call on mutual aid from French customs and UK Border Agency aircraft and vessels if required.
The agency is based at New Jetty, White Rock, St Peter Port, Guernsey.

Officers

The GBA is a uniformed force of customs officers who have powers of arrest, search and detention.

Uniform

Operational Uniform
The operational uniform consists of:
Baseball caps and life jackets are worn for marine duties.
Service dress
The service dress is a classic British customs officer uniform, consisting of:
GBA officers are unarmed, but carry similar equipment to UK and Channel Island police and enforcement agencies:
The Government website states that the pay for a Customs Officer is:
Grade: 3 - £28,441 to £40,102