 The enforcement arm developed slowly in the 1980s and 1990s but, in the 2000s, underwent a transformation in terms of its remit, training and powers and, by 2006, removed more in-country offenders than were refused entry at UK ports for the first time.In 2007 IS Ports Directorate became a uniformed service for the first time.IS Enforcement Directorate was disbanded and its operational resources divided among new regional "Local Immigration Teams".