Reports & recommendations
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Reports (1)
| Title | Volume | Publication Date | Recommendations | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Brook House Inquiry Report | Final Report | 19 Sep 2023 | 33 |
Recommendations (1)
Monitor Brook House contract performance robustly
The Home Office must actively and robustly monitor the performance of the Brook House contract, including satisfying itself that any self-reported information is accurate. This may include engagement with monitoring bodies and appropriate stakeholders. Penalties must be attached to inadequate self-reporting.
In a May 2025 letter quoted in a July 2025 High Court judgment, Dame Angela Eagle, Minister for Border Security and Asylum, stated that the Home Office accepted the recommendation and that it had been "met and closed" through improved compliance oversight and contract monitoring (Dame Angela Eagle response, May 2025; Dame Angela Eagle, May 2025). The Minister had earlier reported in a January 2025 parliamentary written answer that the recommendation was met and closed as of October 2024 (Dame Angela Eagle, Jan 2025). In its March 2024 response, the department outlined improvements to contract monitoring, including standardised compliance schedules, internal audit requirements, and quarterly executive oversight boards (Home Office response, Mar 2024).