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
6 Feb 2020
No Response
An inspection of the Home Office’s Network Consolidation Programme and the “onshoring” of visa processing and decision making to the UK
2020
31 Oct 2019
3 recs
Responded
An inspection of Border Force operations at Glasgow and Edinburgh airports
2019
9 May 2019
Responded
A re-inspection of the Home Office’s Reporting and Offender Management processes and of its management of non-detained Foreign National Offenders
2019
9 May 2019
2 recs
Responded
An inspection of the Home Office’s approach to Illegal Working
2019
1 accepted
4 Apr 2019
6 recs
Responded
A re-inspection of Border Force operations at Coventry and Langley postal hubs
2019
2 accepted, 2 partially accepted
4 Apr 2019
Responded
A re-inspection of the Home Office’s application of the good character requirement in the case of young persons who apply for registration as British citizens
2019
4 Apr 2019
Responded
An inspection of the policies and practices of the Home Office’s Borders, Immigration and Citizenship Systems relating to charging and fees
2019
31 Jan 2019
No Response
An inspection of Home Office (Borders, Immigration and Citizenship System) collaborative working with other government departments and agencies
2019
10 Jan 2019
Responded
An inspection of the Home Office’s approach to the identification and safeguarding of vulnerable adults
2019
20 Nov 2018
No Response
An inspection of the Home Office’s management of asylum accommodation provision
2018
5 Sep 2018
Responded
A re-inspection of the family reunion process focusing on applications received at the Amman Entry Clearance Decision Making Centre
2018
28 Mar 2018
Responded
An inspection of how the Home Office considers the ‘best interests’ of unaccompanied asylum seeking children
2018
28 Mar 2018
Responded
A re-inspection of Border Force’s identification and treatment of Potential Victims of Modern Slavery
2018
28 Mar 2018
10 recs
Responded
An inspection of Border Force operations at Stansted Airport
2018
5 accepted, 4 partially accepted
30 Jan 2018
Responded
Report on the review and removal of immigration, refugee and citizenship "status"
2018