Source · Independent borders & immigration inspection
ICIBI Inspection Reports
Tracking 384 recommendations across 77 inspections from the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. 264 reports catalogued, 206 with Home Office responses. Source: gov.uk.
264 reports
384 recommendations
183 accepted
12 rejected
78% response rate
Inspection reports
An inspection of the Future Border and Immigration System benefits realisation (March – July 2026)
2026
Index response summary 3 accepted
An inspection of asylum casework (June – December 2025)
2026
Index response summary 8 accepted, 1 partially accepted
An inspection of administrative reviews (April – August 2025)
2026
Index response summary 4 accepted, 3 partially accepted
An inspection of refusals and cancellations of permission to enter the UK (September 2025 – February 2026)
2026
Index response summary 6 accepted
An inspection of overstayers (March – October 2025)
2026
Index response summary 3 accepted, 2 partially accepted
An inspection of General Maritime (October 2024 – February 2025)
2025
Index response summary 11 accepted, 5 partially accepted
An inspection of the Home Office’s use of age assessments (July 2024 – February 2025)
2025
Index response summary 8 accepted
An inspection of the Border Force operation to deter and detect clandestine entrants to the UK (August – November 2024)
2025
Index response summary 1 not accepted
An inspection of the Border Force operation to deter and detect clandestine entrants to the UK (August 2024 – November 2024)
2025
Index response summary 1 not accepted
An inspection of the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority (January – June 2024)
2024
Index response summary 5 accepted, 2 partially accepted
An inspection of contingency asylum accommodation (November 2023 – June 2024)
2024
Index response summary 1 accepted, 2 partially accepted
An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the social care sector (August – November 2023)
2024
Index response summary 5 accepted
An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the social care sector (August 2023 to November 2023)
2024
Index response summary 5 accepted
An inspection of the Home Office’s Afghan resettlement schemes (October 2022 – April 2023)
2024
Index response summary 9 accepted, 1 partially accepted
Recommendation responses
The Home Office accepts 62% of ICIBI recommendations (fully or in part). 3% are rejected outright. Of 264 inspection reports, 206 have received a published government response (78% response rate).
Read the chart values
| Response | Recommendations |
|---|---|
| Accepted | 183 |
| Partially accepted | 57 |
| Not accepted | 12 |
| Pending | 132 |
Key insights
62% acceptance rate — of 384 scraped recommendations, 183 were accepted and 57 partially accepted.
12 were rejected outright.
78% of reports received responses — 206 of 264 inspection reports have published Home Office responses on gov.uk.
The Home Office must respond within 8 weeks — in practice, this target is frequently missed. In 2023-24, only 3 of 21 reports received timely responses.
3% of recommendations rejected — these represent areas where the Home Office explicitly disagrees with the inspector's findings.