International displacement strategy
Lack of a holistic view and overarching strategy for addressing drivers of displacement and establishing effective prevention mechanisms.
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10 sources
2 inquiries
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Where this theme appears
International displacement strategy has been flagged across 10 independent accountability sources:
2 inquiry recs
2 PFD reports
309 committee recs
1 ICIBI rec
1 NAO rec
2 IMB reports
21 IMB recs
6 detention investigation recs
1 PHSO decision
3 LGO/SPSO decisions
When the same issue appears across inquiries, coroner reports, and regulators independently, it indicates a recurring issue across the public record.
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Inquiry Recommendations (2)
HIA-7 — Compensation Amounts and Caps
Recommendation: We recommend that the amount of compensation should therefore consist of one or more of the following elements. (i) A standard payment of £7,500 payable to anyone who was abused, including those who experienced a harsh environment, or who witnessed …
Gov response: No formal government response published.
Accepted
CR7 — IMO recommendation on triage tool
Recommendation: The Department for Transport must consider recommending to the International Maritime Organization that it consider incorporating an in-water mass casualty triage tool within its policies and procedures.
Response Pending
PFD Reports (2)
Lee Brown
Concerns: There's a lack of emergency access protocols for consular officers to detained British nationals, especially those in mental health crisis. FCDO travel advice is insufficient regarding the specific consequences of detention in Dubai.
Response (Foreign Commonwealth Development Office): The FCDO highlights updated training for consular staff, including mental health awareness, and clarifies the protocol for sharing information without consent when an individual's vital interests are at risk. They …
Responded
Leo Barber
Concerns: Vulnerable children can access online suicide material, and international service providers’ jurisdictional stance can obstruct coronial investigations, hindering efforts to prevent future deaths.
Response (Google UK & Ireland): Google makes available an Inactive Account Manager tool, which allows users to designate third parties to receive parts of their account data in the event of their death or inactivity …
Responded
Committee Recommendations (309) — showing 50 strongest matches
#24 — Rwanda partnership's value for money depends on deterring a significant number of illegal entries.
Recommendation: The success—and value for money—of the Rwanda partnership depends on whether it deters people from making dangerous and illegal journeys to the UK, including small boat crossings. In 2023, the Home Office estimated that illegal entries need to reduce by …
Gov response: 5.1 The government notes the Committee’s recommendation. 5.2 The evaluation of deterrent impact and value for money for the MEDP policy will not proceed because the operationalisation of the policy was ceased.
Not Accepted
#22 — Increased asylum decisions burden local authorities with rising homelessness and significant costs.
Recommendation: The National Audit Office reported that the increase in asylum decisions had placed greater pressure on local authorities to support refugees in finding accommodation, and increased the risk of homelessness and rough sleeping.35 We received written evidence from the London …
Gov response: 4.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented 4.2 The Home Office will establish a working group with the Local Government Association and Local Authority Chief Executive regional leads to address issues raised …
Accepted
#20 — Home Office lacks a clear timeline for fully phasing out asylum seeker hotel accommodation.
Recommendation: Since 2020, the Home Office has increasingly used hotels to accommodate people seeking asylum, as demand for accommodation increased and there was an insufficient supply of alternative accommodation. In October 2023, the Home Office announced that it intended to stop …
Gov response: 4.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented 4.2 The Home Office will establish a working group with the Local Government Association and Local Authority Chief Executive regional leads to address issues raised …
Accepted
#16 — Many asylum seekers remain in limbo with unprocessed claims pending relocation.
Recommendation: The Illegal Migration Bill was first introduced to Parliament in March 2023, and since this time the Home Office has not been processing claims for the majority of people arriving in small boats and through other irregular means. We remarked …
Gov response: 3.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented 3.2 All individuals are able to raise concerns with the department whilst their case is under consideration and where safeguarding concerns are raised, these are …
Accepted
#20 — Participate in multilateral peace process, supporting reconstruction and UN agencies in Gaza and West Bank.
Recommendation: A key component of the UK’s policy in support of a two-state solution must be participation in the reconstruction of Gaza and areas of the West Bank that have been rendered uninhabitable by military action. Institution building requires physical infrastructure …
Gov response: The Government agrees with this recommendation. The UK has been working closely with our international and regional partners to build consensus on Gaza’s future security and governance arrangements, in addition to planning for early recovery …
Accepted
#9 — Commission a holistic review of displacement drivers and solutions, reporting findings within one year.
Recommendation: The FCDO should commission a holistic review of the drivers of and solutions to displacement, reporting its findings to the Committee within one year of the publication of this report. (Recommendation, Paragraph 59)
Gov response: 40. At every stage in the decision-making process to set 2025/26 ODA programme allocations, we considered the equalities impacts of allocations, including on women and girls. Our approach was informed by lessons learned from previous …
Under Consideration
#8 — Department lacks holistic view and overarching strategy for displacement solutions and prevention.
Recommendation: The Department lacks a holistic view of the drivers of and solutions to displacement, and therefore lacks an overarching strategy to establish solutions and prevention mechanisms. This means that UK impact in this area is constrained, reducing value for money …
Gov response: 32. The FCDO’s strategic approach to support forced displacement draws on a wide range of interventions, which combine to: reduce the drivers of displacement; protect people once they are displaced; support host communities; find long-term …
Not Accepted
#7 — Formulate independent strategy for preventing and reducing displacement, not outsourcing to multilaterals.
Recommendation: Engagement with the World Bank’s fragility, conflict and violence strategy update is positive, but the Government should not assume that it can outsource to multilateral institutions the need to also formulate strategy on preventing and reducing displacement. (Conclusion, Paragraph 57)
Gov response: 30. While we have been engaging with the World Bank’s Fragility Conflict and Violence strategy refresh, we do not assume that we can outsource the need to formulate strategy on preventing and reducing displacement. 31. …
Accepted
#5 — Set out measures to increase data for climate adaptation and displacement prevention planning.
Recommendation: In its response to this report, the FCDO should set out the measures it is taking to increase the data available to policy teams when planning medium to long-term climate adaptation investments; and whether prevention of climate-induced displacement is one …
Gov response: 19. We agree that climate change is a growing driver of forced displacement, exacerbating existing drivers of displacement such as conflict and poverty, and increasing the likelihood of extreme weather events which can cause displacement. …
Partially Accepted
#4 — Better integrate climate threat modelling into displacement work planning.
Recommendation: Climate change is a current and growing driver of displacement, and the Department must better integrate the modelling of climate threats into its planning for its displacement work. (Conclusion, Paragraph 48)
Gov response: 13. The UK government does not accept that changes in funding for peacebuilding in Sudan contributed to conflict escalating without challenge. 14. The UK uses a comprehensive strategy to address the root causes of conflict …
Not Accepted
#1 — UK ODA cuts indicate stepping back from addressing global displacement crisis.
Recommendation: There is a global displacement crisis. The UK cannot solve it alone, and nor should it be expected to. However, significant cuts to UK ODA and development programming indicate a United Kingdom that is stepping back from the world stage …
Gov response: Sixth Special Report of Session 2024–26 HC 1522 International Development Committee The International Development Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to scrutinise the work of the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in respect …
Under Consideration
#23 — Consider interconnected challenges in fragile states when deploying ODA financial and human resources holistically.
Recommendation: We urge the Government to consider the nature of interconnected challenges such as nutrition, food systems, education, Water Sanitation and Hygiene, and governance challenges—particularly in relation to fragile and conflict-affected states—as it plans how it will deploy its financial and …
Gov response: 34. The FCDO is transitioning to differentiated development partnerships based on mutual benefit – taking account of country need and long term UK interest. The UK will prioritize our geographic ODA where humanitarian needs are …
No Published Response
#22 — Government must maintain flexibility within ODA priorities to respond to interconnected development challenges.
Recommendation: The Government’s focusses on global health, and climate and nature are welcome. However, the Government must maintain the flexibility within these priorities to accommodate the interconnectedness of development challenges. It also needs the flexibility to be able to respond to …
Gov response: Partially Agree 34. The FCDO is transitioning to differentiated development partnerships based on mutual benefit – taking account of country need and long term UK interest. The UK will prioritize our geographic ODA where humanitarian …
No Published Response
#19 — ODA resourcing decisions must prioritise greatest need in fragile and climate-vulnerable states.
Recommendation: In the coming years, the greatest need will be in fragile and conflict- affected states, and states most vulnerable to climate change. Working in partnership to address these needs mutually benefits the affected countries and the UK. The empowerment and …
Gov response: Partially Agree 34. The FCDO is transitioning to differentiated development partnerships based on mutual benefit – taking account of country need and long term UK interest. The UK will prioritize our geographic ODA where humanitarian …
No Published Response
#9 — Full resettlement of eligible individuals accepting offers will take several years.
Recommendation: We asked the Department how confident it was that it would be able to resettle all those individuals, and how long it would take. The Department said that the estimate of 7,355 was a “maximalist projection” because it expected that …
Gov response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. requested by the Committee, noting that the negotiations for a Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement with the EU, and timescales involved, will need to be integrated into development …
Accepted
#7 — Department estimates resettling up to 27,278 individuals due to Afghan data breach.
Recommendation: At the end of July 2025, the Department estimated that it would resettle 7,355 people through the ARR scheme as a direct result of the February 2022 data breach. This included 1,531 ‘principals’ (initial applicants) 6 C&AG’s Report, para 8 …
Gov response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. government response to the recent EFRA Select Committee report ‘Britain’s illegal meat crisis’. Biosecurity at the border: Britain's illegal meat crisis: Government Response The department has noted calls …
Accepted
#68 —
Recommendation: A failure to adequately resource the response to this crisis increases the risk of a ripple effect of instability throughout the region. The failure to support the communities of Tigray, combined with the lack of an inclusive political settlement, compromises …
Gov response: Focusing on addressing critical humanitarian needs, bringing about an end to hostilities and supporting a sustainable political settlement should remain the priority. The humanitarian response should take into consideration longer term implications of its actions. …
Not Addressed
#62 —
Recommendation: As the conflict continues, there is a risk the violence in Tigray could destabilise the broader region, spreading instability to already fragile neighbouring states such as Sudan. There is a significant risk that the conflict could become protracted or escalate, …
Gov response: Focusing on addressing critical humanitarian needs, bringing about an end to hostilities and supporting a sustainable political settlement should remain the priority. The humanitarian response should take into consideration longer term implications of its actions. …
Not Addressed
#33 —
Recommendation: As insecurity continues in Tigray, humanitarian access to the region remains constrained, particularly in and around the city of Shire.79 Fighting, clashes, and ambushes have affected not only the safety and wellbeing of millions of people but also constrained humanitarian …
Gov response: Ensuring access and safety for humanitarian actors remains a key priority of the FCDO response. This issue has been raised bilaterally by FCDO officials, and the Foreign Secretary, on multiple occasions, with the Ethiopian authorities. …
Not Addressed
#31 —
Recommendation: As the crisis continues, IDPs in the region are unlikely to be able to return home and the fragile security situation makes further displacements likely. The Humanitarian Needs Overview said: The situation in Tigray will continue to impact the overall …
Gov response: We work with a variety of partners including OCHA to understand the extent of needs and identify critical gaps, and have undertaken an assessment of humanitarian needs and funding gaps across Ethiopia. Due to the …
Not Addressed
#30 —
Recommendation: The International Medical Corps has reported large displacements in Western Tigray heading towards the town of Shire, where approximately 1,500 people were arriving each day. Edward Brown, World Vision Ethiopia, gave us a broadly similar figure but he drew our …
Gov response: We work with a variety of partners including OCHA to understand the extent of needs and identify critical gaps, and have undertaken an assessment of humanitarian needs and funding gaps across Ethiopia. Due to the …
Not Addressed
#29 —
Recommendation: Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are amongst the hardest hit by the crisis.69 In March the UN’s initial estimate was that there were 521,200 newly internally displaced people, of whom 493,300 were in Tigray, 23,680 in Afar, and 3,850 in Amhara …
Gov response: We work with a variety of partners including OCHA to understand the extent of needs and identify critical gaps, and have undertaken an assessment of humanitarian needs and funding gaps across Ethiopia. Due to the …
Not Addressed
#25 —
Recommendation: The situation in Tigray is dire and far from improving, despite the significant efforts of humanitarian agencies to provide assistance.55 Many thousands of people have been displaced by fighting and there are reports of some villages being completely emptied.56 Thousands …
Gov response: We work with a variety of partners including OCHA to understand the extent of needs and identify critical gaps, and have undertaken an assessment of humanitarian needs and funding gaps across Ethiopia. Due to the …
Not Addressed
#6 —
Recommendation: The Government should not consider people evacuated under Operation Pitting under the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS), instead it should consider those people under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme (ARAP) or other pre-existing pathways. The ACRS should be …
Gov response: As the situation in Afghanistan deteriorated rapidly, the Government worked at pace to evacuate eligible people to the UK. This included Afghans who had been approved for resettlement under ARAP, as well as British Nationals …
Not Accepted
#1 —
Recommendation: The effects of COVID-19, climate change and conflict are undermining decades of progress on eliminating extreme poverty. Extreme poverty drives conflict, displacement and migration. Eliminating extreme poverty is fundamental to everyone’s security and prosperity. (Paragraph 23) Effective interventions
Gov response: The Government is grateful to the International Development Committee for its inquiry and report into extreme poverty and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are the only globally agreed framework on sustainable development. The …
Not Addressed
#7 — Home Office unable to provide firm date for Homes for Ukraine visa extension decisions.
Recommendation: We raised our concerns about the challenges facing Ukrainians whose visas are coming to an end. We also asked the Home Office when it thought it would make a decision so it could provide reassurance to those taking part in …
Gov response: 1.1 The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation. Recommendation implemented 1.2 To provide Ukrainians with future certainty, on 19 February 2024, the government announced that existing Ukraine scheme visa holders will be able to apply …
Accepted
#3 — Set out actions to meet visa processing targets and publish quarterly updates on performance.
Recommendation: The Home Office’s failure to meet its targets for processing visas is leaving some Ukrainians facing an unacceptably long wait for decisions to be made on their applications. Initially visa turnaround times for the scheme were longer than the Home …
Gov response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendations. Recommendation implemented As part of ‘normalising’ the operational delivery of Homes for Ukraine, the Home Office has formally introduced a 15 working day customer service standard from February …
Accepted
#16 — Require all international partners to recognise and plan for long-term support for Gaza's IDPs.
Recommendation: The internally displaced people (IDPs) in Gaza will not be able to go home when the fighting ends. Most do not have a home or livelihood to go to and children will have missed months of education. This means that …
Gov response: We continue to coordinate with like-minded international partners on plans for a sustained ceasefire and support for reconstruction of Gaza, after the current conflict has ended.
Not Addressed
#23 — Ensure UK and partners disaggregate programme data by age, gender, ability, and displacement status
Recommendation: The FCDO should ensure that the UK and partners disaggregate monitoring and programme data by age, gender, ability and displacement status at a minimum; do so systematically; and make this data available publicly. (Recommendation, Paragraph 104) 37
Gov response: Agree The FCDO carries out evaluations to assess the impact of its programmes on vulnerable populations including refugees and IDPs. The FCDO and partner organisations do currently record data disaggregated by age, gender and ability. …
Partially Accepted
#22 — Start systematically tracking and publishing official data on spending for refugees overseas
Recommendation: To help determine a baseline and future targets, the FCDO should start systematically tracking and publishing official data on how much it spends on supporting refugees and internally displaced people overseas. (Recommendation, Paragraph 103)
Gov response: Agree The FCDO systematically tracks and reports data on how much it spends on supporting refugees to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which publishes this data online.2 The UK and other OECD …
Accepted
#21 — FCDO's sub-optimal data collection limits accurate targeting of displacement spending
Recommendation: The FCDO may be limited in its ability to accurately target displacement- related humanitarian and development spending owing to its sub-optimal data collection. (Conclusion, Paragraph 102)
Gov response: The UK made a pledge on the statistical inclusion of forcibly displaced people at the Global Refugee Forum in 2023 and is supporting a wide range of projects to improve displacement-related data collection. The UK …
Accepted
#20 — Set out plan to rapidly increase engagement with local actors in humanitarian settings
Recommendation: In response to this report, the Department must set out how it will make rapid progress in meeting commitments made, principally via the Grand Bargain and Global Compact on Refugees, to increase its engagement with and utilisation of local and …
Gov response: Agree FCDO is leading global donor efforts to transform humanitarian funding and drive locally led delivery in alignment with the humanitarian reset. This includes increasing contributions to humanitarian pooled funds and scaling up funding through …
Accepted
#19 — Explain reasoning for not signing Global Compact on Refugees multi-stakeholder pledge
Recommendation: In response to this report, the Government must explain its reasoning for not signing up to the Global Compact on Refugees’ multi-stakeholder pledge on advancing localisation in displacement and statelessness responses. (Recommendation, Paragraph 97)
Gov response: Agree We have noted the committee’s recommendation and will review our position on the multistakeholder pledge on advancing localisation in displacement and statelessness responses.
Not Addressed
#18 — Insufficient progress meeting localisation commitments in humanitarian programming.
Recommendation: Despite long-standing commitments, the Government is not making sufficient progress in meeting its commitments to localisation in humanitarian programming. The steps taken by the UNHCR on improving localisation in its partnerships should serve as a blueprint for how the Government …
Gov response: We are working hard to direct our humanitarian funding to support localisation, such as in Myanmar where over 65% of UK funding has gone to local organisations. In 2022, the FCDO assisted with establishing the …
Accepted
#17 — Work with British International Investment to target investment at mitigating displacement drivers.
Recommendation: The FCDO should work alongside British International Investment ahead of its 2026 strategy refresh, including on how BII can place more emphasis on, and better target investment at, mitigating the drivers of displacement across fragile and conflict-affected states. (Recommendation, Paragraph …
Gov response: Agree We agree that the FCDO should work alongside BII ahead of its 2026 strategy refresh. We will work closely with them to explore a wide range of priorities. This will include consideration of BII’s …
Accepted
#16 — British International Investment demonstrates strong track record investing in fragile states, mitigating displacement drivers.
Recommendation: The private sector can play a pivotal role in stimulating the economies of fragile and conflict-affected states. British International Investment has a strong track record of investing in difficult environments, particularly within fragile and conflict-affected states, helping to mitigate the …
Gov response: We recognise the importance of strengthening the private sector in fragile and conflict-affected states (FCAS) and we welcome the Committee’s recognition of the role British International Investment (BII) in these contexts. BII has a strong …
Not Addressed
#10 — Appoint a new Special Envoy for Displacement to oversee policy teams and facilitate coordination.
Recommendation: The Department should appoint a new Special Envoy for Displacement who can oversee the discrete policy teams that work on mitigating the drivers of displacement, facilitating policy co-ordination between teams and ensuring consistency of outputs. (Recommendation, Paragraph 60) Displaced women …
Gov response: 43. We are taking steps to strengthen the integration of gender and other equality issues across the Department’s work. This will ensure we maximise the impacts for women, girls, and marginalised groups across all our …
Not Addressed
#2 — ODA share for poverty reduction programming has declined in recent years.
Recommendation: Programming to reduce poverty, which drives displacement and exacerbates other drivers, has received a declining share of ODA in recent years. (Conclusion, Paragraph 29)
Gov response: 4. The UK is actively engaging with partners and the multilateral system to strengthen the international response to forced displacement. 5. This includes shaping the UN80 reform process, championing the Global Compact on Refugees, and …
Under Consideration
#39 — Intensify diplomatic efforts for UN Security Council resolution on Sudan ceasefire and protection
Recommendation: We recommend that the UK take the following actions as soon as possible: a. Pursue all efforts possible to intensify its diplomatic efforts and pass a United Nations Security Council resolution which calls for an immediate end to fighting in …
Gov response: Partially agree. 52. HMG’s work as UN Security Council penholder on Sudan has sought to improve visibility of the crisis including through pushing for access for targeted aid deliveries. But action in the UN Security …
Partially Accepted
#58 —
Recommendation: We recommend that the FCDO applies its learnings from other crises and works with other donors to create a plan of action that is properly funded for the restoration of basic services to Tigray. In creating this plan, it should …
Gov response: The UK will work through the multilateral system, in partnership with other donors, to address the restoration of basic services drawing on experience from other crises. At present the level of insecurity means that basic …
Not Addressed
#57 —
Recommendation: The provision and distribution of lifesaving humanitarian assistance, such as shelter, food and medicine, is a vital first stage in the response to the situation in Tigray. Following this, the restoration of basic services such as schools and hospitals will …
Gov response: The UK will work through the multilateral system, in partnership with other donors, to address the restoration of basic services drawing on experience from other crises. At present the level of insecurity means that basic …
Not Addressed
#56 —
Recommendation: The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Secretary said the looting of health centres and destruction of vital infrastructure by Eritrean forces and other belligerents had led to “the disintegration of essential basic services and is exacerbating the parlous humanitarian context.”132 He …
Gov response: The UK will work through the multilateral system, in partnership with other donors, to address the restoration of basic services drawing on experience from other crises. At present the level of insecurity means that basic …
Not Addressed
#54 —
Recommendation: Basic services were cut off at the start of the conflict and more than 4.5 million people have been without adequate power or communications for more than four months.129 Filippo Grandi pointed out that the closure of the banking and …
Gov response: The UK will work through the multilateral system, in partnership with other donors, to address the restoration of basic services drawing on experience from other crises. At present the level of insecurity means that basic …
Not Addressed
#53 —
Recommendation: Around 1.3 million children have not been able to access education.123 UNICEF reported that schools had been looted, vandalised and occupied by armed forces and groups.124 About a quarter of the schools in Tigray have been damaged125 and cases of …
Gov response: The UK will work through the multilateral system, in partnership with other donors, to address the restoration of basic services drawing on experience from other crises. At present the level of insecurity means that basic …
Not Addressed
#52 —
Recommendation: Dr Christian Rogg, the FCDO’s Development Director for Ethiopia, echoed CARE International’s findings, telling us that most healthcare facilities were not functioning. He said restoring services would be challenging because facilities had been looted and personnel had left leading to …
Gov response: The UK will work through the multilateral system, in partnership with other donors, to address the restoration of basic services drawing on experience from other crises. At present the level of insecurity means that basic …
Not Addressed
#51 —
Recommendation: The multiagency rapid needs assessment published in January 2021 noted there were no health services in the areas of Southern Tigray affected by the conflict, meaning that regular health service activities such as Maternal and Child Health, treatment of endemic …
Gov response: The UK will work through the multilateral system, in partnership with other donors, to address the restoration of basic services drawing on experience from other crises. At present the level of insecurity means that basic …
Not Addressed
#50 —
Recommendation: People in Tigray have very little access to healthcare.115 Hospitals, health facilities, medical supplies and ambulances have been looted. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) estimated that barely 1 in 10 health facilities were functioning; of the 106 health facilities MSF teams …
Gov response: The UK will work through the multilateral system, in partnership with other donors, to address the restoration of basic services drawing on experience from other crises. At present the level of insecurity means that basic …
Not Addressed
#49 —
Recommendation: Food security is a crucial component of the emergency response and we are deeply concerned by reports that hunger is being used in the conflict to achieve political ends. With the FCDO having appointed a Special Envoy for Famine Prevention …
Gov response: The UK will use all necessary political levers to address the crisis in Tigray. We are currently supporting initiatives for increased dialogue on the situation in Tigray at the Security Council under UNSCR 2417 as …
Not Addressed
#46 —
Recommendation: Hunger in Tigray is an acute problem, with the World Peace Foundation detailing how the situation goes beyond immediate destruction and includes “dismembering the components of an elaborate food security system built up over decades”.113 Considering how the international community …
Gov response: The UK will use all necessary political levers to address the crisis in Tigray. We are currently supporting initiatives for increased dialogue on the situation in Tigray at the Security Council under UNSCR 2417 as …
Not Addressed
#45 —
Recommendation: The response to the need for shelter was alarmingly low compared to the response to other needs.110 Paul Turnbull said IDP camps could probably be avoided if enough support could be provided to IDPs and their hosts. He noted the …
Gov response: We work with a variety of partners including OCHA to understand the extent of needs and identify critical gaps, and have undertaken an assessment of humanitarian needs and funding gaps across Ethiopia. Due to the …
Not Addressed
ICIBI Immigration Recommendations (1)
IMB Annual Reports (2)
Yarl’s Wood (2022)
Yarl’s Wood IRC experienced a shift to a male-only population, including a significant increase in foreign national offenders, during the reporting year. The Board noted an increase in violence, self-harm incidents, and use of force, alongside persistent challenges with staff recruitment, retention, and communication due to language barriers. While healthcare provision was largely commended, concerns remain regarding the length of detention, delays in bail releases, and the need for more comprehensive planning for release and resettlement, particularly for FNOs.
PRISON
Key concerns
Swansea (2022)
HMP Swansea is generally considered a safe and humane prison by the Board, with notable improvements in education, purposeful activity, and resettlement support. However, significant concerns persist regarding the inadequate mental health provision and the challenge of securing accommodation for prisoners on release. Other key issues include delays in cell refurbishment, poor disability access, and inconsistent reporting of segregation decisions to the Board.
PRISON
Key concerns
IMB Recommendations (21)
Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre (2020)
The Home Office and DET should provide greater guidance for detainees returning to a country where they have not lived for some time, ensuring that they are better equipped for their return.
Home Office
Charter Flight (2020)
Professional interpreting services must be provided to all returnees who need it, at every stage of the removal process on the day, including on the tarmac at the airport (see paragraph 4.5.2 and section 4.9).
Other
Charter Flight (2020)
The same team in an IRC must: (1) continue to offer the Charter Flight Information booklet and explain its contents to all returnees in advance of charter removal, using interpreting services where necessary (see paragraph 4.3.4) and (2) distribute all published literature on reintegration support offered in Jamaica, Pakistan and West Africa to returnees to these countries in advance of …
Other
Charter Flight (2020)
If enforced charter removal to a ‘safe’ country is resumed under, for example, new agreements envisaged in paragraphs 2.3.1 and 2.3.2, these returnees must be told in a language they understand what to expect upon arrival in the ‘safe’ country (see paragraphs 6.1.2 – 6.1.4). The Home Office detainee engagement team (DET) in an IRC should have a role here.
Other
Charter Flight (2020)
If the reality of any such new agreements is that removal from the UK to the ‘safe’ country will be enforced removal, they must contain an express commitment to brief the receiving country on the needs of the returnee – a proper, structured handover of the sort not achieved in 2020, as evidenced in the report.
Other
Risley (2021)
With reference to items 4.2.10 and 5.4.16 in the body of the report, what discussions are you having with colleague ministers in order to help improve the long repatriation/deportation timeframes for foreign national prisoners?
Other
Maidstone (2021)
Support to implement effective collaboration between HMPPS and HOIE so that communication and end of sentence management for foreign national prisoners are improved, the number of IS91 detainees is reduced and these detainees are no longer held in closed prisons.
Other
Durham (2021)
IS91 men are not being moved on fast enough (5.4.8). How does the Minister intend to solve this problem?
Other
Maidstone (2022)
Support, or sponsor if necessary, work to implement effective collaboration between HMPPS and HOIE so that communication and end of sentence management for foreign national prisoners are improved, the number of men detained under IS91 is reduced and that these men are no longer held in prisons.
Ministry of Justice
Huntercombe (2022)
the ongoing issue of FNPs who have passed their conditional release date (CRD) and are held as IS91 under immigration powers. The Board has noted no improvement in this matter since first reporting it in our report of 2020.
Other
Huntercombe (2022)
the lack of triaging of all FNPs by the Home Office prior to their arrival at HMP Huntercombe, and thus many arriving already past their ERS date, remains a matter of grave concern to the Board.
Other
Huntercombe (2022)
the Board has witnessed an ever-increasing number of foreign national prisoners (FNPs) transferred to HMP Huntercombe without a deportation order (DO), without which removals under the ERS cannot be facilitated. At the end of the reporting year, only 76 men from a roll of 469 had had a DO issued.
Other
Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre (2020)
Greater efforts should be made to remove time served foreign national offenders (TSFNO) on completion of time served, rather than moving them to the Immigration Detention Estate before arrangements are made for removal.
Other
Wandsworth (2022)
Over 50 immigration detainees have been held in the prison for over 18 months. What is being done to speed up the repatriation, extradition and deportation processes?
Home Office
Charter Flight (2022)
In each of its last four annual reports, the CFMT recommended that the use of airports far from the southeast be discontinued. The recommendation was rejected each time and the practice continued during the reporting period. The issue is perhaps now complicated by the opening of further detention sites. Positioning is therefore a core consideration. Returnees should be accommodated for …
Home Office
Chelmsford (2020)
to work with other government agencies to ensure that IS91 prisoners (those detained by the immigration authorities) are informed of the intention to deport at the earliest possible moment, not at the end of their term, which inevitably means that they are detained beyond the end of their sentence
Other
Wandsworth (2021)
Immigration service staff were absent throughout the period which caused considerable stress and hardship to foreign nationals, three of whom died during the period. What plans have been put in place to ensure that this most unsatisfactory situation is not repeated in the event of further Covid outbreaks?
Home Office
Risley (2022)
Can you advise what discussions are being held with Home Office ministers in order to help improve the ongoing repatriation/deportation procedures for foreign nationals?
Other
Morton Hall (2022)
the arrangements for identifying and transferring foreign national prisoners from other prisons, given the significant gap between the planned and actual roll (see paragraphs 3.1.2, 7.3.1)
HMPPS
Wandsworth (2025)
Around half the men in HMP Wandsworth are foreign national prisoners, yet they received inadequate support. What can be done by the Ministry of Justice to improve services available to these men?
Ministry of Justice
Huntercombe (2021)
Together with Home Office colleagues, to resolve the issue of men continuing to be held under immigration powers post-sentence under convicted criminal conditions (paragraphs 4.2.5, 7.3.3, 7.3.4, 7.3.5 and 7.3.6.).
Ministry of Justice
Detention Investigations (6)
Independent Investigation into Concerns about Brook House Immigration Removal Centre — Rec R34
G4S and the SMT should ensure that the welfare staff at Brook House should develop links with charities and other organisations able to support detainees with resettlement overseas. (To be completed within 3 months)
Immigration Detention
Assessment of government progress in implementing the report on the … — Rec 1
The Home Offce should strengthen its promotion of voluntary returns.
Immigration Detention
Assessment of government progress in implementing the report on the … — Rec 13
The Home Offce should no longer detain any adults over the age of 70 except in ‘exceptional circumstances’.
Immigration Detention
Assessment of government progress in implementing the report on the … — Rec 12
Consideration should be given to AAR Level 2 being sub-divided and, if adopted, the presumption against detention for those in the upper division should be strengthened. The Home Offce should consider the merits of the UNHCR Vulnerability Screening Tool.
Immigration Detention
Assessment of government progress in implementing the report on the … — Rec 11
The current Adults at Risk policy should be amended. Detention of anyone at AAR Level 3 should be subject to showing ‘exceptional circumstances’.
Immigration Detention
Assessment of government progress in implementing the report on the … — Rec 10
While the recent decrease in the overall number of women in detention is welcome, the Home Offce should at the earliest opportunity take further steps to identify women who claim asylum in detention and whose case would be better processed in the community.
Immigration Detention
LGO / SPSO Decisions (3)
24-005-970 — London Borough of Hackney
Summary: We will not investigate Mrs X’s complaint about the Council’s decision to refuse her and her husband’s application to sponsor Ukrainian refugees at their home. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault.
LGO (Local Government & …
Housing
Sep 2024
24-004-494 — City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s decision that the complainant cannot host any more Ukrainian guests. This is because there is insufficient evidence of fault by the Council.
LGO (Local Government & …
Housing
Aug 2024
24-004-872 — Norfolk County Council
Summary: We will not investigate this complaint about the Council’s failure to support the complainant when he arrived in the UK. This is because the complaint does not meet the tests in our Assessment Code on how we decide which complaints to investigate. The complaint is late and there is …
LGO (Local Government & …
Other Categories
Jul 2024