Call for evidence: An inspection of asylum casework (2025)
The ICIBI invites anyone with knowledge and experience of asylum decision quality to submit evidence for the inspection.
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has begun an inspection of asylum casework with a particular focus on the quality of asylum decisions.
As Independent Chief Inspector, I am inviting anyone with knowledge or first-hand experience of Home Office asylum decision making to submit evidence to inform this inspection. I would be pleased to hear about both what is working well and what could be improved in the following areas:
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the accessibility and clarity of Home Office guidance on the processing of asylum claims, including how decisions are made
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correspondence and communication with claimants and their representatives throughout the asylum process, including decision letters
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the conduct of substantive asylum interviews
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what other factors influence or affect the quality of asylum decisions
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views on the quality, consistency and accuracy of asylum decisions and whether these have changed since the beginning of 2024
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how the Home Office engages with stakeholders and responds to feedback on the quality of asylum decisions
These areas of interest are not exhaustive, and I welcome submissions that touch on other points. Information received in response to this call for evidence will play an important part in defining the precise scope and focus of the inspection.
This call for evidence will remain open until 2 July 2025.
The information you submit may be quoted in the final inspection report, but it is the ICIBI’s practice not to name sources and to anonymise as much as possible any examples or case studies.
Please click here to email your submission to the Independent Chief Inspector.
Please note: The ICIBI’s statutory remit does not extend to investigating or making decisions about individual cases or applications for asylum. This remains a Home Office responsibility. However, the Independent Chief Inspector can take an interest in individual cases to the extent that they illustrate or point to systemic problems.
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David Bolt
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
18 June 2025