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<p /> <p>Our visa regime is the first line of defence. We refuse a visa to any individual
we consider a threat to the national security of the United <br>Kingdom. The Home
Secretary can exclude individuals who are a threat to the security of this country.
The Home Secretary excludes foreign nationals who are a threat to the security of
this country, and can deprive citizenship from dual nationals, or naturalised British
citizens in certain circumstances. With the assistance of carriers who provide advance
passenger information we operate no fly arrangements which prevent people who pose
a terrorist threat from travelling to the United Kingdom, and have stopped the travel
of a small number of people. On arrival at our ports and airports Border Force's operating
mandate requires them to conduct checks on 100% of passengers and the police have
the power to examine individuals at ports and the border to establish whether they
appear to be involved in terrorism. On 1 September the Prime Minister announced that
the Government will also be putting our long-standing arrangements on aviation security
around the world on a statutory footing; and will work up proposals to be discussed
on a cross-party basis for a targeted, discretionary power to allow us to exclude
British nationals from the UK</p><p />
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