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Literature review by Adrian Matthews on how the Home Office ensures the best interests of the child when conducting its immigration, asylum and nationality functions.
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration expresses disappointment at decision not to proceed with the Windrush Lessons Learned Review’s Recommendation 10.
This inspection sought to examine the efficiency, effectiveness and consistency of UKVI’s interim workflow routing solution in visit visa operations.
The Independent Chief Inspector invites anyone with knowledge and experience of the interaction between the UK immigration system and the higher education sector to submit evidence to inform an inspection of this area.
Independent Chief Inspector conducts spot-checks on the handling of complaints and MP correspondence, and its entry clearance operations in Abu Dhabi and Islamabad.
Independent Advisory Group on Country Information (IAGCI) report on country of origin information, November 2016.
The Chief Inspector's report on the Home Office’s preparations for the launch of the EU Settlement Scheme.
This 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…
The Chief Inspector has carried out an inspection of settlement casework for the period February to July 2015.
The Chief Inspector makes 7 recommendations to address his concerns and make improvements.
Minutes of the aviation stakeholder forum of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
This inspection examined the use of hotels to accommodate unaccompanied asylum-seeking children, with particular reference to the Home Office’s duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children who are in the United King…
This thematic inspection examined immigration routes for agricultural workers, sponsorship compliance requirements, and Home Office engagement with the sector.
The Chief Inspector was satisfied that 7 of the 12 recommendations from the original inspection could now be considered “closed”, but the remaining 5 require further work.
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration's re-inspection of the Administrative Review process.
This re-inspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking (UAS) children had a particular focus on the implementation of the recommendations from the previous 2022 ICIBI inspection.
Report identified improvements needed on the quality assurance of decisions and in the quality of decision notices sent to applicants.
The Independent Chief Inspector invites anyone with knowledge and experience of this topic to submit evidence to inform the inspection.
This inspection focused on how the route has been working since its launch, including the ability to rapidly scale up operations and learnings taken from, and into, other immigration routes.
The Chief Inspector publishes his Inspection plan 2020-21 following an extension to his term until 31 October 2020.
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