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 Dec 2012
No Response
Inspection report of decision making quality in the Accra visa section, December 2012
2012
5 Sep 2012
No Response
Inspection report of decision making quality in the Madrid visa section, September 2012
2012
11 Jul 2012
No Response
Inspection report of border security checks at Heathrow terminal 3 and 4, July 2012
2012
4 Jul 2012
Responded
Inspection report of the visa section in Abu Dhabi and Islamabad, July 2012
2012
4 Jul 2012
Responded
Inspection report of the Hampshire and Isle of Wight local immigration team, July 2012
2012
13 Jun 2012
No Response
Inspection report of the UK Border Agency visa sections in Africa, June 2012
2012
9 May 2012
Responded
Inspection report of border control operations at Heathrow Terminal 3, May 2012
2012
9 May 2012
Responded
Inspection report of operations at Gatwick Airport North Terminal, May 2012
2012
23 Feb 2012
No Response
Inspection report of the detained fast track asylum process, February 2012
2012
19 Dec 2011
No Response
Inspection report on the quality of entry clearance decision making, December 2011
2011
26 Oct 2011
No Response
Inspection report on the management of foreign national prisoners, October 2011
2011
26 Oct 2011
No Response
Inspection report of the UK Border Agency's arrest team in Bexley, Greenwich and Lambeth, October 2011
2011
13 Jul 2011
Responded
Inspection report on the use of country of origin information in deciding asylum applications, July 2011
2011
19 May 2011
No Response
Inspection report of the UK Border Agency in Scotland and Northern Ireland, May, 2011
2011
19 May 2011
No Response
Inspection report of the common travel area in Scotland and Northern Ireland, May 2011
2011
19 May 2011
Responded
Inspection report of representation at first-tier appeals in Scotland, May 2011
2011
2 May 2011
No Response
Inspection report on how the UK Border Agency receives and uses intelligence, May 2011
2011
17 Mar 2011
Responded
Inspection report of decision making in the Istanbul visa section, March 2011
2011