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
18 Jun 2014
Responded
Inspection report on the service provided by Glasgow public enquiry office, June 2014
2014
18 Jun 2014
No Response
Inspection report on EU citizen applications for residence documents, June 2014
2014
2 Apr 2014
No Response
Inspection report on MP correspondence and operations on Abu Dhabi and Islamabad, April 2014
2014
2 Apr 2014
No Response
Inspection report on baggage searching in the absence of passengers, April 2014
2014
2 Apr 2014
No Response
Preventing and detecting immigration & customs offences: of how the UKBA receives and uses intelligence
2014
2 Apr 2014
No Response
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration Spot Check Visits
2014
27 Mar 2014
Responded
Inspection report on the power to enter business premises without a search warrant, March 2014
2014
23 Jan 2014
10 recs
Responded
Inspection report of Border Force operations at Stansted Airport, January 2014
2014
5 accepted, 4 partially accepted
31 Oct 2013
Responded
Inspection report on asylum applications made by unaccompanied children, October 2013
2013
11 Sep 2013
No Response
Inspection report on Tier 1 investor and entrepreneur applications, September 2013
2013
25 Jun 2013
Responded
Inspection report on the progress made on legacy asylum and migration cases, June 2013
2013
6 May 2013
Responded
Inspection report on the establishment of the performance and compliance unit, May 2013
2013
24 Jan 2013
No Response
Inspection report on the handling of customs and immigration offences at ports, January 2013
2013
24 Jan 2013
No Response
Inspection report of applications to enter, remain and settle in the UK, January 2013
2013