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<p>Keeping our border secure is the Government’s highest priority and we are committed
to doing everything we can to stop these dangerous Channel crossings which are putting
vulnerable lives at risk.</p><p> </p><p>The Home Office liaises directly with the
French Interior Ministry on addressing the issue of illegal migration, engaging at
an official, diplomatic level and supported at an operational level through regular
UK-French Migration Committees.</p><p>Through joint-working with France, the UK has
funded the continued deployment of French law enforcement along the coast of northern
France, who are patrolling constantly in order to detect attempted crossings by migrants.
Funding has been allocated, among other projects, for further security improvements
at ports in northern France and on the ground, which includes drones, specialist vehicles
and detection equipment to stop small boats leaving European shores.</p><p>Intelligence
flows are also key to dismantling the organised crime groups behind crossings. We
have restructured and repurposed our approach to support to better inform and direct
how and where law enforcement is deployed.</p>
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