The Home Office is the lead United Kingdom (UK) government department responsible for policies on immigration, passports, counter-terrorism, policing, drugs and crime. The UK Border Agency (UKBA), an executive agency of the Home Office, is responsible for securing the UK border and controlling migration into the UK. It manages border control, enforcing immigration and customs regulations. It also considers applications for permission to enter or stay in the UK, and for citizenship and asylum.
The British Home Office Border Agency Field Jacket is a very high quality jacket that would have been worn by agents and officials in the former UK Border Agency. The UK Border Agency has become UK Immigration and Visas with the UK Border Agency name no longer being used.