Source · Independent borders & immigration inspection
ICIBI Inspection Reports
221 reports
289 recommendations
148 accepted
7 rejected
75% response rate
Tracking 289 recommendations across 52 inspections from the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. 221 reports catalogued, 165 with Home Office responses. Source: gov.uk.
Recommendation outcomes
The Home Office accepts 67% of ICIBI recommendations (fully or in part). 2% are rejected outright. Of 221 inspection reports, 165 have received a published government response (75% response rate).
Key insights
67% acceptance rate — of 289 scraped recommendations, 148 were accepted and 46 partially accepted.
7 were rejected outright.
75% of reports received responses — 165 of 221 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.
2% of recommendations rejected — these represent areas where the Home Office explicitly disagrees with the inspector's findings.
Inspection reports
25 Jun 2026
5 recs
Responded
An inspection of overstayers (March – October 2025)
2026
3 accepted, 2 partially accepted
25 Jun 2026
6 recs
Responded
An inspection of refusals and cancellations of permission to enter the UK (September 2025 – February 2026)
2026
6 accepted
25 Jun 2026
No Response
An inspection of Home Office management of contact with migrants who are without leave to enter or remain (September 2024 – February 2025)
2026
25 Jun 2026
9 recs
Responded
An inspection of asylum casework (June – December 2025)
2026
8 accepted, 1 partially accepted
25 Jun 2026
7 recs
Responded
An inspection of administrative reviews (April – August 2025)
2026
4 accepted, 3 partially accepted
2 Jun 2026
Responded
Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information on Afghanistan and Colombia (December 2025)
2026
22 Oct 2025
16 recs
Responded
An inspection of General Maritime (October 2024 – February 2025)
2025
11 accepted, 5 partially accepted
22 Jul 2025
8 recs
Responded
An inspection of the Home Office’s use of age assessments (July 2024 – February 2025)
2025
8 accepted
10 Jul 2025
Responded
Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information on Turkey and Vietnam (February 2025)
2025
25 Mar 2025
7 recs
Responded
An inspection of the Border Force operation to deter and detect clandestine entrants to the UK (August 2024 – November 2024)
2025
1 not accepted
20 Mar 2025
7 recs
Responded
An inspection of the Home Office’s management of fee waiver applications (August 2024 – November 2024)
2025
11 Dec 2024
7 recs
Responded
An inspection of the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority (January – June 2024)
2024
5 accepted, 2 partially accepted
24 Oct 2024
9 recs
Responded
An inspection of contingency asylum accommodation November 2023 – June 2024
2024
1 accepted, 2 partially accepted
24 Oct 2024
Responded
Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information on Georgia (July 2024)
2024
9 Sep 2024
3 recs
Responded
Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information on Rwanda (January 2024)
2024
26 Mar 2024
No Response
A spot check inspection of Border Force’s operational response to general aviation flights at London City Airport (January to February 2024)
2024
26 Mar 2024
5 recs
Responded
An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the social care sector (August 2023 to November 2023)
2024
5 accepted
29 Feb 2024
Responded
Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information - Thematic report on the coverage of statelessness (February 2023)
2024
29 Feb 2024
5 recs
Responded
An inspection of illegal working enforcement (August – October 2023)
2024
5 accepted
29 Feb 2024
4 recs
Responded
An inspection of the use of deprivation of citizenship by the Status Review Unit (April – June 2023)
2024
2 accepted
29 Feb 2024
8 recs
Responded
An inspection of Border Force practice and procedures in relation to firearms (September – October 2023)
2024
8 accepted
29 Feb 2024
9 recs
Responded
An inspection of asylum casework (June - October 2023)
2024
8 accepted, 1 partially accepted
29 Feb 2024
Responded
Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information, Albania and Pakistan (October 2023)
2024
29 Feb 2024
5 recs
Responded
An inspection of contingency asylum accommodation for families with children in Northern Ireland (May – June 2023)
2024
2 accepted, 3 partially accepted