{"value":{"id":76847,"askingMemberId":3965,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2014-07-09T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2014-07-14T00:00:00","uin":"204701","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will take steps to ensure that staff of her Department alleviate distress suffered by families who are subject to questioning at border control because the children have different surnames to their parents.","answeringBodyId":1,"answeringBodyName":"Home Office","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":true,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":4110,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2014-07-21T00:00:00","answerText":"<p> </p><p> </p><p>Border Force has a duty under section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and <br>Immigration Act 2009 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. All <br>Border Force officers undergo mandatory training and have guidance to enable <br>them to fulfil this important duty in an appropriate manner. Checks are <br>conducted on passengers arriving in the UK in accordance with the Border Force <br>Operating Mandate. <br><br>Where a child is encountered at the border, and it is not immediately apparent <br>that the accompanying adult is their parent or guardian, Border Force officers <br>will ask questions to satisfy themselves as to the child’s welfare and to <br>discharge their statutory duty. This will be done as quickly and as sensitively <br>as possible to avoid unnecessary delay and distress to the passenger and their <br>accompanying family.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":"2014-07-14T00:00:00","attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Immigration Controls","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/76847","method":"GET"}]}