Official account of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, providing independent scrutiny to the UK's border and immigration functions.

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Reminder: The ICIBI’s Independent Advisory Group on Country Information invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products on Syria and Bangladesh. For details and information on how to apply (by 8 June 2026), see here: gov.uk/government/news/iagci…
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The ICIBI recently conducted its annual stakeholder survey to collect views from stakeholders that have engaged with the inspectorate over the last year. A summary of the 2025 survey results is now available on the ICIBI website: gov.uk/government/news/resul…
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The ICIBI’s Independent Advisory Group on Country Information invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products on Syria and Bangladesh. For details and information on how to apply (by 8 June 2026), see here: gov.uk/government/news/iagci…
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The Independent Chief Inspector’s report on ‘An inspection of refusals and cancellations of permission to enter the UK' has been sent to the Home Secretary today for publication. It contains two recommendations. gov.uk/government/news/curre…
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The Independent Chief Inspector has published his Inspection Plan for 2026-27. The Inspection Plan includes completed inspection reports that are awaiting publication, inspections begun in 2025-26, and new inspections for 2026-27: gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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Yesterday, the Minister for Migration and Citizenship, Mike Tapp MP (@MikeTappTweets), attended an ICIBI away day and met staff and the Independent Chief Inspector. ICIBI staff heard about ministerial challenges and priorities.
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The ICIBI inspection report on Home Office country of origin information on Afghanistan and Colombia has been sent to the Home Secretary today for publication. gov.uk/government/news/curre…
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The Independent Chief Inspector’s report on ‘An inspection of asylum casework' has been sent to the Home Secretary today for publication. It contains three recommendations. gov.uk/government/news/curre…
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The Independent Chief Inspector has published his Inspection Framework, which is available on the ICIBI website. The document sets out the six levels of inspection. gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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21 Oct 2025
The Independent Chief Inspector’s report on ‘An inspection of overstayers' has been sent to the Home Secretary today for publication. It contains five recommendations. gov.uk/government/news/work-…
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20 Oct 2025
The Independent Chief Inspector’s report on ‘An inspection of administrative reviews' was sent to the Home Secretary on Friday 17 October for publication. It contains seven recommendations. gov.uk/government/news/work-…
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