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
29 Feb 2024
10 recs
Responded
An inspection of the Home Office’s Afghan resettlement schemes (October 2022 – April 2023)
2024
9 accepted, 1 partially 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
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
29 Feb 2024
Responded
Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information - Thematic report on the coverage of statelessness (February 2023)
2024
7 Sep 2023
8 recs
Responded
An inspection of Border Force insider threat (January – March 2023)
2023
4 accepted, 2 partially accepted
29 Jun 2023
Responded
Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information, Iraq and Myanmar (Burma) January 2023.
2023
29 Jun 2023
Responded
An inspection of the Home Office’s operations to effect the removal of Foreign National Offenders
2023
15 Jun 2023
4 recs
Responded
A re-inspection of Border Force’s management of Project KRAKEN at small seaports January – February 2023
2023
1 accepted, 1 partially accepted, 2 not accepted
15 Jun 2023
No Response
A re-inspection of the initial processing of migrants arriving via small boats, including at Western Jet Foil and Manston January – February 2023
2023
11 May 2023
7 recs
Responded
An inspection of the Border Force intelligence functions at the Humber ports June 2022 to November 2022
2023
5 accepted, 2 partially accepted
20 Apr 2023
5 recs
Responded
An inspection of visit visa operations December 2022 to January 2023
2023
5 accepted
12 Jan 2023
Responded
Third annual inspection of Adults at Risk Immigration Detention June to September 2022
2023
19 Dec 2022
3 recs
Responded
An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the agricultural sector May to August 2022
2022
8 Nov 2022
No Response
An inspection of the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route April – June 2022
2022
19 Oct 2022
3 recs
Responded
Inspection Report on Country of Origin Information, Afghanistan and China June 2022
2022
19 Oct 2022
5 recs
Responded
An inspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) March - May 2022
2022
4 accepted, 1 partially accepted
18 Oct 2022
3 recs
Responded
An inspection of the Home Office’s processing of family visas September 2021 – February 2022
2022
21 Jul 2022
No Response
An inspection of the initial processing of migrants arriving via small boats at Tug Haven and Western Jet Foil December 2021 – January 2022
2022
7 Jul 2022
No Response
An inspection of the global positioning system (GPS) electronic monitoring of foreign national offenders March – April 2022
2022
30 Jun 2022
No Response
An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the higher education sector October 2021 – March 2022
2022
28 Apr 2022
Responded
Inspection Report on Country of Origin Information, Ethiopia, Iran and Zimbabwe. January 2022
2022