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Call for evidence: An inspection of refusals and cancellations of permission to enter the UK
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The ICIBI invites anyone with knowledge or first-hand experience of refusals and cancellations of permission to enter the UK to submit evidence to contribute to this inspection by close of play 20 August 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 response, following its publication yesterday.
Potential reviewers of country of origin information are invited to submit expressions of interest by the close of 22 August 2025.
Experts on comparative international healthcare provision are invited to submit expressions of interest by the close of 22 August 2025.
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