ICIBI Inspection Reports
Tracking 255 recommendations across 47 inspections from the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. 215 reports catalogued, 160 with Home Office responses. Source: gov.uk.
215
Reports
255
Recommendations
123
Accepted
7
Rejected
74%
Response Rate
Recommendation Outcomes
Key Findings
The Home Office accepts 63% of ICIBI recommendations
(fully or in part). 3% are rejected outright.
Of 215 inspection reports, 160 have received
a published government response (74% response rate).
Key Insights
63% acceptance rate — of 255 scraped recommendations, 123 were accepted and 37 partially accepted.
7 were rejected outright.
74% of reports received responses — 160 of 215 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.
3% of recommendations rejected — these represent areas where the Home Office explicitly disagrees with the inspector's findings.
An inspection of the Home Office’s operations to effect the removal of Foreign National Offenders
Responded
A re-inspection of the initial processing of migrants arriving via small boats, including at Western Jet Foil and Manston January – February 2023
No Response
A re-inspection of Border Force’s management of Project KRAKEN at small seaports January – February 2023
4 recs
Responded
1 accepted, 1 partially accepted, 2 not accepted
An inspection of the Border Force intelligence functions at the Humber ports June 2022 to November 2022
7 recs
Responded
5 accepted, 2 partially accepted
An inspection of visit visa operations December 2022 to January 2023
5 recs
Responded
5 accepted
A reinspection of family reunion applications September – October 2022
No Response
Third annual inspection of Adults at Risk Immigration Detention June to September 2022
Responded
An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the agricultural sector May to August 2022
3 recs
Responded
An inspection of the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route April – June 2022
No Response
Inspection Report on Country of Origin Information, Afghanistan and China June 2022
3 recs
Responded
An inspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) March - May 2022
5 recs
Responded
4 accepted, 1 partially accepted
An inspection of juxtaposed controls May - June 2022
Responded
An inspection of the Home Office’s processing of family visas September 2021 – February 2022
3 recs
Responded
An inspection of the initial processing of migrants arriving via small boats at Tug Haven and Western Jet Foil December 2021 – January 2022
No Response
An inspection of the global positioning system (GPS) electronic monitoring of foreign national offenders March – April 2022
No Response
An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the higher education sector October 2021 – March 2022
No Response
A re-inspection of Napier Barracks March 2022
No Response
An inspection of contingency asylum accommodation
Responded
Inspection Report on Country of Origin Information, Ethiopia, Iran and Zimbabwe. January 2022
Responded
An inspection into the effectiveness of Border Force’s role in Project Kraken at small seaports
4 recs
Responded
1 accepted, 1 partially accepted, 2 not accepted
An inspection of the effectiveness of the UKVI Chief Caseworker Unit’s referral process September to October 2021
Responded
A further inspection of the EU Settlement Scheme July 2020 – March 2021
4 recs
Responded
A short inspection of Border Force queue management at Birmingham Airport based upon onsite observations September 2021
3 recs
Responded
An inspection of ePassport gates (June 2020 – January 2021)
Responded
An Inspection of UK Visas and Immigration Front End Services (August 2020 – June 2021)
Responded