The ICIBI has begun an inspection of the Home Office’s management of administrative reviews and invites anyone with knowledge and experience of this area to provide evidence for the inspection by 1 April 2025: gov.uk/government/new…

We're scrutinising the current state of the asylum accommodation system. We'll take evidence from Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, David Bolt on his recent inspections, and researchers in asylum policy. Watch on Parliament Live, Tuesday 18 March at 2.30pm. 1/2

Witnesses from 2.30pm: Sachin Savur, Institute for Government Dr Lucy Mort, Institute for Public Policy Research Professor Jonathan Darling, Durham University From 3.30pm: David Bolt, Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration Watch live: parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/d5…

The Independent Chief Inspector's report on the Home Office's management of fee waiver applications has been published and is available on the ICIBI website: gov.uk/government/new…

Reminder: Anyone with knowledge and experience of the Home Office’s management of administrative reviews is invited to submit evidence for ICIBI's inspection of this area by 1 April 2025: gov.uk/government/new…

The Independent Chief Inspector's report on the Border Force operation to deter and detect clandestine entrants to the UK has been published and is available on the ICIBI website: shorturl.at/TxLgH

The ICIBI has begun an inspection of the Home Office’s approach to overstayers and invites anyone with knowledge and experience of this area to provide evidence for the inspection by 16 April 2025: shorturl.at/i03W0

Deadline extended: Anyone with knowledge and experience of the Home Office's approach to overstayers is invited to submit evidence for ICIBI's inspection of the area. The deadline for submissions has been extended to 23 April: gov.uk/government/new…

The ICIBI inspection report on the Home Office's country of origin information relating to Turkey and Vietnam has been sent to the Home Secretary today for publication: gov.uk/government/new…

The Independent Chief Inspector’s report on ‘An inspection of Home Office management of contact with migrants who are without leave to enter or remain’ has been sent to the Home Secretary today for publication. It contains eight recommendations. gov.uk/government/new…

The Independent Chief Inspector’s report on ‘An inspection of the Home Office’s use of age assessments' has been sent to the Home Secretary today for publication. It contains eight recommendations. gov.uk/government/new…

It was a pleasure to speak to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration’s team yesterday. The ICIBI plays a vital role in providing trusted, independent oversight of the Home Office. I was pleased to be able to talk about our current priorities and to thank the

The ICIBI has begun an inspection of asylum casework with a particular focus on the quality of asylum decisions, and invites anyone with knowledge and experience of this area to provide evidence for the inspection by 2 July 2025: gov.uk/government/new…

Deadline extended: The ICIBI invites anyone with knowledge and experience of asylum decision quality to submit evidence for the inspection. Deadline extended to 9 July 2025. gov.uk/government/new…

The ICIBI inspection report on the Home Office country of origin information on Turkey and Vietnam has been published and is available on the ICIBI website: gov.uk/government/pub…

The ICIBI’s Independent Advisory Group on Country Information seeks a reviewer to evaluate coverage of healthcare and medical treatment in Home Office country information. For details and information on how to apply (by 22 August), see here: gov.uk/government/new…

The ICIBI’s Independent Advisory Group on Country Information invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products on Afghanistan, Colombia, and India. For details and information on how to apply (by 22 August), see here: gov.uk/government/new…

The Independent Chief Inspector's report on the Home Office’s use of age assessments has been published and is available on the ICIBI website: gov.uk/government/pub…

Following yesterday's publication of the inspection report on the Home Office's use of age assessments, the Independent Chief Inspector has written a press notice, which can be read here: gov.uk/government/new…

The ICIBI has begun an inspection of refusals and cancellations of permission to enter the UK, and invites anyone with knowledge and experience of this area to provide evidence for the inspection by 20 August 2025: gov.uk/government/new…