The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has cut too many staff too quickly and is now having to hire extra people and increase overtime to meet demands, Whitehall's spending watchdog said today.
Instead of slowing down staff cuts when it emerged an automated system designed to save money was both a year late and tens of millions of pounds over budget, the troubled agency increased the speed of its planned changes, the National Audit Office said.
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