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Responses to reports by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

Home Office responses to inspection reports by the Independent Chief Inspector.

Official responses by the Home Office (including UK Visas and Immigration, Border Force and Immigration Enforcement) to reports by the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration.

The inspection reports can be found on the inspector’s website.

Responses not listed here can be found on the National Archives website.

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Published 27 November 2013
Last updated 29 February 2024 + show all updates
  1. Added responses to reports for 2024.

  2. Link to NRA added.

  3. Link added to response to an ICIBI inspection report on Border Force insider threats.

  4. Response to a report on country of origin information and response to an inspection of operations to effect the removal of FNOs added.

  5. Link to government response to the re-inspection of processing of migrants arriving on small boats added to collection page.

  6. Link to Home Office response to a report on intelligence functions at the Humber ports added to collection page.

  7. Response to an inspection of visit visa operations published.

  8. Added response to report on a re-inspection of family reunion applications

  9. Group added for 2023.

  10. Added response to an inspection of the immigration system in the agricultural sector.

  11. Added the response to ICIBI's report on the BN(O) visa route.

  12. Added the Home Office's response to the ICIBI's inspections of country of origin information and hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum seeking children.

  13. Added the Home Office's response to the ICIBI's inspections of the processing of family visas and juxtaposed controls.

  14. Response to ICIBI report on small boat arrivals at Tug Haven and Western Jetfoil published.

  15. Added 'Response to ICIBI's report on monitoring foreign national offenders' to 2022 documents.

  16. Added 'Response to report on a re-inspection of Napier Barracks' and 'Response to report on immigration and the higher education sector'.

  17. Added 'Response to an inspection of contingency asylum accommodation 2022' to 2022 documents.

  18. Added the Home Office response to an ICIBI report on country of origin information.

  19. Added "Response to an inspection of Border Force's role in Project Kraken" to 2022 group.

  20. Added 'Response to inspection of UKVI Chief Caseworker Unit’s referral process' and 'Response to the ICIBI's report on the EU Settlement Scheme'.

  21. Added 'Response to an inspection of ePassport gates' and 'Response to an inspection of Border Force queue management'.

  22. Link to 'Response to an inspection of UK Visas and Immigration front end services' page added.

  23. Added the response to an inspection of asylum casework.

  24. Added document: Response to the second inspection of adults at risk in detention.

  25. Added document: Response to an inspection of reporting events at Becket House.

  26. Added response to an inspection of contingency asylum accommodation.

  27. Added 'Response to an inspection of work to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking'.

  28. Added 'Response to report on country of origin information: December 2020'.

  29. Added response to an inspection of the Home Office’s use of sanctions and penalties.

  30. Response to the report 'An Inspection of the Home Office Presenting Officer function'.

  31. Added response to an inspection of country of origin information (September 2020).

  32. Added Home Office response to reports on an inspection of the response to lorry drops and small boats, and an inspection of the UK refugee resettlement schemes and response to an inspection of the Home Office's use of language services in the asylum process.

  33. Added response to the report on an inspection of family reunion applications

  34. Response to report on country of origin information published.

  35. Added the Home Office response to the ICIBI report on the handling of complaints and correspondence from Members of Parliament.

  36. Response to an inspection on administrative reviews, May to December 2019 added.

  37. Updated to add 'Response to the annual inspection of adults at risk in immigration detention'

  38. Updated to add 'Response to an inspection of the EU Settlement Scheme, April to August 2019'

  39. Added document "Response to a reinspection of failed right of abode applications".

  40. Added Home Office response to an inspection of country of origin information.

  41. Added Home Office response to an inspection of the Home Office’s Network Consolidation Programme and the “onshoring” of visa processing and decision making to the UK.

  42. Added response to an inspection of Border Force operations at Glasgow & Edinburgh airports.

  43. Added 'Response to an inspection of the Home Office’s country of origin information'.

  44. Updated to add 'Response to a re-inspection of reporting and offender management processes and management of non-detained foreign national offenders' and 'Response to an inspection of the Home Office’s approach to illegal working'

  45. Added response to an inspection of the EU Settlement Scheme.

  46. Home Office responses to three reports added.

  47. Response to report on collaborative working between Home Office (BICS) and other government departments published.

  48. Added response to an inspection report on identifying and safeguarding vulnerable adults.

  49. Added response to a report on an inspection of country of origin information.

  50. Added response to the report on a inspection of asylum accommodation.

  51. Added response to the report on an inspection of Border Force operations at south coast seaports.

  52. Added response to the report on a re-inspection of the family reunion process.

  53. Added response to the report on an inspection of the vulnerable persons resettlement scheme.

  54. New Home Office responses to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration.

  55. Added a response to the inspection report on asylum intake and casework.

  56. Added a response November 2017.

  57. Home Office responses to 5 reports added.

  58. Home Office responses to 4 reports added.

  59. Home Office response to the report 'Country of Origin Information, November 2016' added.

  60. 'Home Office response to the report: An inspection of Border Force’s identification and treatment of potential victims of modern slavery, July to October 2016' added.

  61. 'Home Office response to the report 'An inspection of the implementation of the Immigration Act 2014 provisions for tackling sham marriage, August to September 2016'' added.

  62. New official responses from the Home Office.

  63. New Home Office response to the report an Inspection of family reunion applications, January to May 2016.

  64. 'Home Office response to the Independent Chief Inspector’s report: a re-inspection of Border Force Operations at Heathrow Airport' added.

  65. New Independent Chief Inspector reports.

  66. Home Office response to the report on an inspection of the administrative review processes introduced following the 2014 Immigration Act added.

  67. Home Office response to the report on an inspection of Border Force operations at Manchester Airport added.

  68. Home Office responses to the report on a short notice inspection of the Tier 4 curtailment process and the report on an inspection of outsourced contracts added.

  69. Home Office response to the report on the handling of complaints and MPs' correspondence added.

  70. Home Office response to report on an inspection of asylum casework added.

  71. Home Office responses on an inspection of general aviation and general maritime.

  72. New Home Office responses to the Independent Chief Inspector’s reports on an inspection of how the Home Office tackles illegal working and an inspection into removals.

  73. Home Office response to the report on an inspection of settlement casework added.

  74. Home Office responses on an inspection of the Amman visa section and the service provided by the Solihull premium service centre.

  75. New 2015 Chief Inspector reports added

  76. First published.