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The inspection examined the Home Office’s identification and handling of migrants first encountered away from a port of entry, having entered the UK concealed in a commercial vehicle, and those migrants seeking to cross the English Channel in ‘small boats’.
The inspection focused on how well the language needs of asylum applicants were being met but the findings will have a wider relevance. The Home Office accepted all three of the recommendations.
The inspection looked at how the various long-running resettlement schemes had performed up to March 2020, and what lessons the Home Office should be taking forward into any new scheme.
David Bolt agrees to extend his term as Chief Inspector.
Latest from Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
- Inspection report published: An inspection of the Home Office’s response to in-country clandestine arrivals (‘lorry drops’) and to irregular migrants arriving via ‘small boats’
- Inspection report published: An inspection of the Home Office’s use of language services in the asylum process
- Inspection report published: An inspection of UK Refugee Resettlement Schemes
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The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration monitors and reports on the efficiency and effectiveness of the immigration, asylum, nationality and customs functions carried out by the Home Secretary and by officials and others on her behalf. The Chief Inspector is a public appointee and independent from government, his reports are laid before Parliament.
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- Inspection report published: An inspection of the Home Office’s response to in-country clandestine arrivals (‘lorry drops’) and to irregular migrants arriving via ‘small boats’
- Inspection report published: An inspection of the Home Office’s use of language services in the asylum process
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- An inspection of UK Refugee Resettlement Schemes
- An inspection of the Home Office’s response to in-country clandestine arrivals (‘lorry drops’) and to irregular migrants arriving via ‘small boats’
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Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
5th Floor, Globe House
89 Eccleston Square
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SW1V 1PN
United Kingdom
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