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
2 Nov 2017
No Response
Inspection report on the Reporting and Offender Management System, November 2017
2017
2 Nov 2017
Responded
Inspection report on non-detained Foreign National Offenders, November 2017
2017
12 Jul 2017
Responded
Inspection report on entry clearance processing operations in Croydon and Istanbul, July 2017
2017
12 Jul 2017
Responded
Inspection report of the Home Office’s application of the good character requirement, July 2017
2017
12 Jul 2017
5 recs
Responded
Inspection report on an interim re-inspection of family reunion, July 2017
2017
5 accepted
11 Jul 2017
Responded
Inspection report on Border Force operations at east coast seaports, July 2017
2017
15 Dec 2016
Responded
Inspection report on hostile environment provisions for tackling sham marriage, December 2016
2016
12 Oct 2016
Responded
Inspection report of Border Force operations at Coventry and Langley postal hubs, October 2016
2016
12 Oct 2016
Responded
Inspection report of the General Register Office for England and Wales, October 2016
2016
12 Oct 2016
No Response
Inspection report on identifying arrested foreign nationals, October 2016
2016
12 Oct 2016
Responded
Report on a re-inspection of the handling of Tier 4 sponsor licence compliance, October 2016
2016
20 Jul 2016
Responded
Inspection report of Border Force and Immigration Enforcement intelligence functions, July 2016
2016