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
1 Dec 2010
No Response
Inspection report of the change management process in local immigration teams, December 2010
2010
18 Nov 2010
No Response
Inspection report of the civil penalties compliance team on illegal working, November 2010
2010
18 Nov 2010
No Response
Inspection report on British citizenship applications in the north-west of England, November 2010
2010
4 Nov 2010
No Response
Inspection report of the risk and liaison overseas network in Islamabad and United Arab Emirates, November 2010
2010
4 Nov 2010
Responded
Inspection report of entry clearance in Abu Dhabi and Islamabad, November 2010
2010
26 Jul 2010
No Response
Inspection report of the UK visa section in Pakistan and settlement applications, July 2010
2010
6 Jul 2010
No Response
Inspection report of UK Border Agency operations in Wales and the south-west, July 2010
2010
6 Jul 2010
No Response
Inspection report of the UK Border Agency's (UKBA) handling of complaints and MP correspondence, July 2010
2010