Top Border Force officers spent £2,300 on ‘really bonkers’ away day

The summer time small boats disaster could have been at its top final August, however it appears prime Border Force officers had different priorities – figuring out simply what ‘color’ their personalities had been.

The Border Force transformation staff – set as much as modernise case-handling processes – spent over £2,300 on an away day which included discovering in the event that they had been one among 4 colour-coded varieties. 

These included ‘fiery pink’ in the event that they had been demanding however aggressive, or ‘sunshine yellow’ in the event that they had been sociable and excitable.

Alternatively, they had been ‘cool blue’ for being extra cautious if probably indecisive, or ‘Earth inexperienced’ (caring however probably docile).

Embarrassingly for Border Force chiefs, the so-called ‘Insight Profiles’ coaching periods got here simply two days earlier than migrants needed to be evacuated from the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland Harbour, over fears they might catch Legionnaires’ illness from micro organism lurking on the vessel.

Personality colors included ‘fiery pink’ in the event that they had been demanding however aggressive, ‘sunshine yellow’ in the event that they had been sociable and excitable, ‘cool blue’ for being extra cautious if probably indecisive, and ‘Earth inexperienced’ for exhibiting indicators of being caring however probably docile.

The Border Force transformation staff – set as much as modernise case-handling processes – spent over £2,300 on the away day.

Labour MP for North Durham, Kevan Jones, blasted the Home Office over the ‘really bonkers’ away day.

And final night time, Labour MP for North Durham, Kevan Jones, blasted the Home Office over the ‘really bonkers’ away day.

Former Minister Mr Jones informed The Mail on Sunday: ‘Fiery pink is what hard-pressed taxpayers will probably be once they discover out about this. 

‘I suppose we must be grateful that there’s a transformation unit however this new age-style outing is farcical. Never thoughts what color their personalities are – what planet are they on?’

However, sources with information of the colour-coded checks – which had been supplied by Churchill Square Consulting – stated the strategies had been based mostly on revered established strategies pioneered by well-known Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung.

One stated: ‘They are a worldwide device utilized by most FTSE 500 firms – it offers essentially the most correct illustration of individuals’s persona preferences. They can enhance self-awareness, in addition to private and staff effectiveness.’

A Home Office spokesman stated final night time: ‘The Border Force transformation staff ship extremely advanced programmes to guard the UK border and hold its residents safe, and excessive efficiency is crucial to that. 

‘They are usually not liable for border patrols nor are they liable for the operational supply of the Bibby Stockholm.

‘Self-analysis strategies had been a small a part of what was delivered on the staff away day.’