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
7 Jul 2016
Responded
Report on a re-inspection of Border Force operations at Heathrow Airport, September 2016
2016
23 Mar 2016
Responded
Inspection report on outsourced contracts for removals and Cedars, March 2016
2016
1 Mar 2016
Responded
Inspection report on the handling of complaints and MPs’ correspondence, March 2016
2016
22 Oct 2014
Responded
Inspection report on asylum claims on the grounds of sexual orientation, October 2014
2014