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Independent Chief Inspector Of Borders And Immigration

October 2025

Inspection work in progress

Inspection report published: An inspection of General Maritime (October 202…

September 2025

ICIBI annual report for 2024-25 published

August 2025

Deadline extended: Call for evidence - An inspection of refusals and cancel…

July 2025

Inspection report published: An inspection of the Home Office’s use of age …

IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products …

IAGCI seeks reviewer to evaluate coverage of healthcare and medical treatme…

June 2025

Deadline extended: Call for evidence: An inspection of asylum casework (202…

April 2025

Deadline extended: Call for evidence - An inspection of the Home Office’s a…

March 2025

Inspection report published: An inspection of the Border Force operation to…

Inspection report published: An inspection of the Home Office’s management …

Call for evidence: An inspection of the Home Office’s management of adminis…

December 2024

Inspection report published: An inspection of the Immigration Enforcement C…

November 2024

Deadline extended: Call for evidence - An inspection of General Maritime

October 2024

Inspection report published: An inspection of contingency asylum accommodat…

September 2024

Deadline extended: Call for evidence: An inspection of Home Office manageme…

Deadline extended: Call for evidence - An inspection into the Home Office's…

Inspection report published: Home Office country information on Rwanda

IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information on Vietna…

Deadline extended: Call for evidence: An inspection of the effectiveness, e…

ICIBI annual report for 2023-24 published

August 2024

Call for evidence: An inspection of the Border Force operation to deter and…

Update from interim Independent Chief Inspector

May 2024

David Bolt appointed as interim ICIBI from 3 June 2024

January 2024

A spot check inspection of Border Force’s operational response to general a…

Call for evidence: An inspection of the Immigration Enforcement Competent A…

December 2023

IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products …

November 2023

The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has launched a n…

October 2023

ICIBI 2023 stakeholder engagement survey

An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the social care se…

September 2023

Call for evidence: An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to…

Inspection report published: An inspection of Border Force insider threat (…

A re-inspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum-seeki…

An inspection of Border Force practices and procedures in relation to firea…

August 2023

A ‘spot check inspection’ of the Border Force operations at Portsmouth Inte…

An inspection of the Home Office’s illegal working enforcement activity

July 2023

Deadline extended: IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country in…

June 2023

Inspection report published: An inspection of the Home Office’s operations …

Inspection report published:A re-inspection of Border Force’s management of…

Inspection report published: An inspection of the initial processing of mig…

Deadline extended: IAGCI seeks reviewer to evaluate coverage of trafficking…

An inspection of Border Force’s fast parcel operations

May 2023

An inspection of contingency asylum accommodation for families with childre…

Call for evidence: An inspection of asylum casework 2023

Inspection report published: An inspection of the Border Force intelligence…

IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products …

April 2023

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of visit visa operations Decembe…

ICIBI Inspection Plan 2023-24 Published

March 2023

ICIBI annual report for 2021-22 published

February 2023

Inspection report published: A reinspection of family reunion applications …

January 2023

Role and remit review of ICIBI discontinued

An inspection of Border Force insider threat

A re-inspection of Border Force’s management of Project Kraken at small sea…

Inspection report published: Third annual inspection of ‘Adults at risk in …

December 2022

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of the immigration system as it …

A short inspection of visit visa operations

November 2022

Call for Evidence: An inspection of Home Office operations to effect the re…

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of the efficiency and effectiven…

Call for Evidence: An inspection of the Home Office’s Afghan resettlement s…

October 2022

IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products

IAGCI re-opens a call for tenders to evaluate the coverage of statelessness…

Results of the annual ICIBI stakeholder survey 2022

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of the use of hotels for housing…

Inspection report published: An inspection of juxtaposed controls, April – …

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of the Home Office’s processing …

The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) has comm…

September 2022

ICIBI annual stakeholder engagement survey

July 2022

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of the initial processing of mig…

Chief Inspector increasingly frustrated with Home Office publication delay …

The Chief Inspector holds the third of his new Migration Forums which focus…

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of the Global Positioning System…

June 2022

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of the immigration system as it …

Inspection Report Published: A re-inspection of Napier Barracks March 2022

An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the agricultural s…

An inspection of the Border Force intelligence functions at the Humber port…

Call for evidence: An inspection of the Border Force intelligence functions…

May 2022

Call for evidence: An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to…

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of contingency asylum accommodat…

The IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office Country Information Produ…

ICIBI has commenced an inspection of the Hong Kong British National (Overse…

April 2022

An inspection of juxtaposed controls

ICIBI Inspection Plan 2022-23 Published

March 2022

The Chief Inspector holds the second of his new Migration Forums which focu…

January 2022

Inspection Report Published: An inspection into the effectiveness of Border…

The IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate the Home Office Country Information P…

The IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate the UK Home Office Country Informatio…

Inspection Report Published: A further inspection of the EU Settlement Sche…

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of the effectiveness of the UKV…

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of ePassport gates

Inspection Report Published: A short inspection of Border Force queue manag…

December 2021

An inspection of migrants arriving via small boats at Tug Haven

November 2021

Inspection Report Published: An Inspection of UK Visas and Immigration Fron…

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of asylum casework

Call for evidence: An inspection of the Home Office’s processing of applica…

ICIBI stakeholder engagement survey - Results

October 2021

Inspection Report Published: Second Annual Inspection of ‘Adults at risk in…

Call for evidence: An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to…

Inspection Report Published: A short inspection of reporting events at Beck…

The ICIBI Independent Reference Group

September 2021

The Chief Inspector holds the first of his new Migration Forums with a focu…

ICIBI stakeholder engagement survey

July 2021

ICIBI Inspection Plan 2021-22 Published

The IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate UK Home Office Country Information Pr…

June 2021

The Chief Inspector is recruiting, closing date is Monday 21 June

March 2021

New Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration appointed

An inspection of the use of contingency asylum accommodation – key findings…

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of the work of Border Force, Imm…

February 2021

An inspection of contingency asylum accommodation - visits to Penally Camp …

January 2021

Call for evidence: An inspection of the use of hotels and barracks as conti…

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of the Home Office’s use of sanc…

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of the Home Office Presenting Of…

December 2020

Inspection Report Published: Inspection of Country of Origin Information Th…

November 2020

Inspection report published: An inspection of the Home Office’s response to…

Inspection report published: An inspection of the Home Office’s use of lang…

Inspection report published: An inspection of UK Refugee Resettlement Schem…

October 2020

Inspection report published: An inspection of family reunion applications …

September 2020

Chief Inspector publishes 2019-20 Annual Report

Call for evidence: An inspection of UKVI’s ‘Front End Services’

August 2020

Call for evidence: Second Annual Inspection of ‘Adults at Risk’ in immigrat…

Call for evidence: An inspection of ePassport Gates

Call for Evidence: An inspection of Asylum Casework

The IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate the UK Home Office Country Informatio…

July 2020

Call for Evidence: An inspection of Border Force Freight Operations

Inspection report published: An inspection of the Handling of Complaints an…

Call for Evidence: EU Settlement Scheme

May 2020

Inspection report published: An inspection of Administrative Reviews (May –…

April 2020

Inspection report published: Annual inspection of ‘Adults at Risk in Immigr…

ICIBI Inspection Plan 2020-21

An inspection of Home Office (Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System) …

February 2020

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of the EU Settlement Scheme (Apr…

Inspection Report Published: A reinspection into failed right of abode appl…

Inspection report published: Inspection of Country of Origin Information, J…

Inspection report published: An inspection of the Home Office’s Network Con…

December 2019

Call for Evidence: The Home Office's use of Sanctions and Penalties

November 2019

Call for evidence: The work of Presenting Officers

Call for evidence: UK Resettlement Schemes for Vulnerable Refugees

October 2019

Inspection report published: An inspection of Border Force operations at Gl…

The IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate the UK Home Office Country Informatio…

Apply to become an Inspector

August 2019

Call for evidence: An inspection of the Home Office’s identification and ha…

June 2019

Chief Inspector publishes 2018-19 Annual Report

Call for evidence: family reunion

Inspection report published: Inspection of Country of Origin Information, J…

Call for evidence: Administrative Reviews

May 2019

Call for evidence: Use of interpreters in the asylum process

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of the Home Office’s approach to…

Inspection Report Published: A re-inspection of the Home Office’s Reporting…

EU Settlement Scheme: Call for evidence

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of the EU Settlement Scheme

April 2019

Inspection Report Published: An inspection of the policies and practices of…

Inspection Report Published: Re-inspection of the Home Office’s application…

Inspection Report Published: Re-inspection of Border Force operations at Co…

Chief Inspector launches 2019-20 inspection plan

March 2019

The IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate the UK Home Office Country Informatio…

The IAGCI invites tenders for a thematic evaluation of the UK Home Office C…

February 2019

The Independent Chief Inspector invites suggestions for inspection topics i…

Call for evidence: An inspection of the handling of complaints by the Home …

Call for evidence: Home Office’s visa casework ‘onshoring’ (‘Network consol…

Call for evidence: ‘Adults at Risk’ in immigration detention

January 2019

Chief Inspector publishes report on Home Office collaborative working with …

Chief Inspector publishes report on the Home Office’s safeguarding of vulne…

December 2018

The Chief Inspector publishes his latest country of origin information repo…

November 2018

Chief Inspector publishes his report on the Home Office’s management of asy…

Chief Inspector publishes his report on Border Force operations at south co…

The Borders and Immigration Inspectorate is 10 years old

October 2018

Apply to become an Inspector, deadline extended until Monday 5 November

September 2018

Call for evidence: An inspection of how the Home Office is tackling illegal…

Call for evidence: A re-inspection of the Home Office’s application of the …

Inspection report published: A re-inspection of the family reunion process,…

June 2018

Call for evidence: Home Office approach to charging for services

Chief Inspector publishes 2017-18 Annual Report

May 2018

Inspection report published: Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme

April 2018

Call for evidence: Home Office partnership working with other government de…

Chief Inspector launches a revised inspection plan.

March 2018

The Independent Chief Inspector publishes 5 reports.

Inspection report published: Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children

Inspection report published: Potential Victims of Modern Slavery

Inspection report published: Right to Rent

Inspection report published: Stansted Airport

Inspection report published: The Home Office's Exit Checks Programme

Inspection reports to be published on 28 March 2018

Inspection Plan: Chief Inspector seeks suggestions

Call for evidence: Home Office treatment of vulnerable adults.

February 2018

Asylum Accommodation: Call for Evidence.

January 2018

The Chief Inspector's report on Country of Origin Information has been publ…

The Chief Inspector's report on the Home Office's approach to learning from…

The Chief Inspector's report on the review and removal of immigration, refu…

November 2017

The Chief Inspector's report on the Home Office's asylum intake and casewor…

Chief Inspector publishes reports on the Reporting and Offender Management …

October 2017

An Inspection of ‘Right to Rent’ – Call for evidence

The Home Office’s consideration of children’s ‘best interests’ – Call for e…

September 2017

An inspection of the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme is underway

July 2017

ICIBI website moves to GOV.UK

The Chief Inspector has published a report on entry clearance processing op…

The Chief Inspector has published a report on country of origin information

The Chief Inspector has published a report on the Home Office’s application…

The Chief Inspector has published a report on the Home Office’s administrat…

The Chief Inspector has published a report on family reunion applications r…

The Chief Inspector has published a report on a re-inspection of the compla…

The Chief Inspector has published a report on Border Force operations at ea…

The Chief Inspector has published a report on a re-inspection of the Tier 4…

The Chief Inspector has published a report on Border Force operations at Ga…

March 2017

Rolling 3-year inspection plan

February 2017

Border Force urged to boost response to slavery

December 2016

Inspection report on new sham marriage provisions is published

July 2016

Lorry drops, country of origin information and intelligence reports

May 2016

Administrative review inspection and annual report: 2015 to 2016

April 2016

An inspection of Border Force operations at Manchester Airport, July to Oct…

March 2016

The Chief Inspector releases his inspection plan for the next 3 years

An inspection of the Tier 4 curtailment process, July to September 2015

An inspection of Home Office outsourced contracts, July to November 2015

An inspection of the handling of complaints and MPs’ correspondence, July t…

February 2016

An inspection of asylum casework, March to July 2015

January 2016

An inspection of general aviation and general maritime, February to July 20…

December 2015

The Chief Inspector publishes his inspection report on removals

The Chief Inspector publishes a supplementary annual report

An inspection report on how the Home Office deals with illegal working

November 2015

The Chief Inspector's inspection of settlement casework

October 2015

The Chief Inspector's short notice inspection of the Amman visa section

Inspection of the service provided by Solihull premium service centre

July 2015

The Chief Inspector finds that Border Force operations at Heathrow Airport …

Inspection of family visitor visa applications

Inspection restrictions for educational establishments sponsoring foreign s…

June 2015

Independent Chief Inspector publishes inspection plan for 2015 to 2016

May 2015

New Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, David Bolt, tak…

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