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The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration provides independent scrutiny of the UK Border Force and immigration functions, ensuring accountability and effectiveness in border and immigration enforcement.
Based on publicly published press releases (last 12 months)
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Thursday, 23 October 2025
Details of completed inspections awaiting publication, and active inspections....
Thursday, 23 October 2025
The Independent Chief Inspector comments on the inspection report on General Maritime following its publication....
Thursday, 04 September 2025
The Chief Inspector’s annual report for 2024-25 has been laid in Parliament....
Thursday, 14 August 2025
The ICIBI invites anyone with knowledge or first-hand experience of refusals and cancellations of permission to enter the UK to submit evidence to con...
Wednesday, 23 July 2025
The Independent Chief Inspector, David Bolt CBE, comments on the inspection report on the Home Office's use of age assessments, and the Home Office's ...
Friday, 11 July 2025
Potential reviewers of country of origin information are invited to submit expressions of interest by the close of 22 August 2025....
Friday, 11 July 2025
Experts on comparative international healthcare provision are invited to submit expressions of interest by the close of 22 August 2025....
Monday, 30 June 2025
The ICIBI invites anyone with knowledge and experience of asylum decision quality to submit evidence for the inspection .Deadline extended to close of...
Tuesday, 15 April 2025
The ICIBI invites anyone with knowledge and experience of the Home Office’s approach to overstayers to contribute to this inspection. Deadline extende...
Tuesday, 25 March 2025
This inspection examined the Border Force operation to deter and detect clandestine entrants at the juxtaposed controls in northern France (Calais, Co...
Thursday, 20 March 2025
This inspection examined the Home Office’s management of fee waiver applications for certain types of immigration and citizenship applications....
Tuesday, 11 March 2025
The ICIBI invites anyone with knowledge and experience of the Home Office’s management of administrative reviews to submit evidence for the inspection...
Wednesday, 11 December 2024
This inspection examined the performance of the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority since its establishment in 2021....
Tuesday, 05 November 2024
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration invites anyone with knowledge and experience of General Maritime to submit evidence for the...
Thursday, 24 October 2024
This inspection examined the Home Office’s use of contingency asylum accommodation for asylum seekers....
Friday, 27 September 2024
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration invites anyone with knowledge and experience of Home Office contact management to submit ev...
Thursday, 19 September 2024
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration invites anyone with knowledge and experience of the Home Office's use of age assessments to...
Monday, 09 September 2024
This report covers a review of country information on Rwanda that was considered by the Independent Advisory Group on Country Information in January 2...
Tuesday, 03 September 2024
Potential reviewers of country of origin information are invited to submit expressions of interest by the close of 30 September 2024. ...
Tuesday, 03 September 2024
The ICIBI invites anyone with knowledge and experience of the Home Office’s management of fee waiver applications to submit evidence for the inspectio...
Monday, 02 September 2024
The Chief Inspector’s annual report for 2023-24 has been laid in Parliament....
Thursday, 22 August 2024
The ICIBI invites anyone with knowledge and experience of clandestine entry to the UK by vehicle or freight to submit evidence for the inspection....
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Interim Independent Chief Inspector David Bolt provides an update about his priorities in the role and his plans for new inspection topics....
Friday, 24 May 2024
David Bolt appointed as interim ICIBI from 3 June 2024, until a permanent appointment can be made...
Wednesday, 24 January 2024
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has commenced a spot check inspection of Border Force’s operational response to general avi...
Friday, 19 January 2024
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has commenced an inspection of the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority and invites ...
Wednesday, 06 December 2023
Potential reviewers of country of origin information are invited to submit expressions of interest by the close of 20 December 2023....
Tuesday, 28 November 2023
In line with his 2023-24 inspection plan, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has commenced an inspection of the immigration sy...
Tuesday, 31 October 2023
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) is conducting its annual survey to gather stakeholders’ views on inspection activit...
Friday, 06 October 2023
In line with his 2023-24 inspection plan, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has commenced an inspection of the immigration sy...