Independent report
An inspection of administrative reviews (April – August 2025)
This inspection report contains seven recommendations.
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This inspection examined the efficiency and effectiveness of administrative review (ARs) in identifying and correcting caseworking errors, and the independence of persons conducting ARs, with particular focus on:
- whether the Home Office is appropriately resourced to make AR decisions efficiently and effectively
- the effectiveness of workflow processes to triage and prioritise applications, in order to minimise any delays and backlogs
- the quality, timeliness, and consistency of AR decision making
- the quality assurance of AR decisions and feedback loops to the original decision-making unit to drive improvements
- communication and engagement between Home Office AR teams and applicants and stakeholders/representative groups
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Published 25 June 2026