Official account of the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, providing independent scrutiny to the UK's border and immigration functions.
The ICIBI inspection report on Home Office country of origin information on Afghanistan and Colombia has been published and is available on the ICIBI website: https://t.co/Rtqowsm3nj
Reminder: The ICIBI’s Independent Advisory Group on Country Information invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products on Syria and Bangladesh. For details and information on how to apply (by 8 June 2026), see here: https://t.co/Lj5AmlAJOd
The ICIBI recently conducted its annual stakeholder survey to collect views from stakeholders that have engaged with the inspectorate over the last year. A summary of the 2025 survey results is now available on the ICIBI website: https://t.co/FbmKsiFNQL
The ICIBI’s Independent Advisory Group on Country Information invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products on Syria and Bangladesh. For details and information on how to apply (by 8 June 2026), see here: https://t.co/Lj5AmlAJOd
The Independent Chief Inspector’s report on ‘An inspection of refusals and cancellations of permission to enter the UK' has been sent to the Home Secretary today for publication. It contains two recommendations. https://t.co/dSBQUVLvXa
The ICIBI invites anyone with knowledge and experience of the Home Office's engagement with local authorities in the planning and development of asylum accommodation to submit evidence for the inspection: https://t.co/FWdHulnHLx
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has commenced an inspection of the Home Office's engagement with local authorities in the planning and development of asylum accommodation: https://t.co/tYhEg9Zk69
The Independent Chief Inspector has published his Inspection Plan for 2026-27. The Inspection Plan includes completed inspection reports that are awaiting publication, inspections begun in 2025-26, and new inspections for 2026-27: https://t.co/TwA8UO4OTk
Reminder: Anyone with knowledge and experience of the UK-France Agreement on the Prevention of Dangerous Journeys is invited to submit evidence for ICIBI's inspection of this area by 7 April 2026: https://t.co/OwpKEfxbrJ
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has commenced an inspection of the benefits arising from, and enabled by, the Future Border and Immigration System (FBIS) programme: https://t.co/ZpELywW8h1
The ICIBI has commenced an inspection of the UK-France Agreement on the Prevention of Dangerous Journeys and invites anyone with knowledge and experience of this area to provide evidence for the inspection: https://t.co/OwpKEfxbrJ
Yesterday, the Minister for Migration and Citizenship, Mike Tapp MP (@MikeTappTweets), attended an ICIBI away day and met staff and the Independent Chief Inspector. ICIBI staff heard about ministerial challenges and priorities.
The ICIBI inspection report on Home Office country of origin information on Afghanistan and Colombia has been sent to the Home Secretary today for publication. https://t.co/dSBQUVLvXa
The Independent Chief Inspector’s report on ‘An inspection of asylum casework' has been sent to the Home Secretary today for publication. It contains three recommendations. https://t.co/dSBQUVLvXa
The Memorandum of Understanding between the ICIBI and His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons (@HMIPrisonsnews) has been updated and can be found here: https://t.co/BsnggUbaH8
The Independent Chief Inspector has published his Inspection Framework, which is available on the ICIBI website. The document sets out the six levels of inspection. https://t.co/5uvHJFnbgu
The Independent Chief Inspector’s report on ‘An inspection of overstayers' has been sent to the Home Secretary today for publication. It contains five recommendations. https://t.co/rdQNoFc6HZ
The Independent Chief Inspector’s report on ‘An inspection of administrative reviews' was sent to the Home Secretary on Friday 17 October for publication. It contains seven recommendations. https://t.co/rdQNoFc6HZ
John Tuckett has taken up post as the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. Further details can be found here: https://t.co/0Ut8dXAXDh