Inspection work in progress
Details of completed inspections awaiting publication, and active inspections.
Update history
2025-01-21 11:22
The inspection report on the Home Office’s management of fee waiver applications been sent to the Home Secretary.
2024-12-11 13:15
The inspection report on the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority has been published today.
2024-10-24 13:14
The ‘inspection report on Home Office country of origin information on Georgia’ and ‘an inspection on contingency asylum accommodation’ have been laid in parliament.
2024-10-22 16:34
An inspection of General Maritime has been added to the list of live inspections.
2024-09-13 15:26
‘An inspection of Home Office management of contact with migrants who are without leave to enter or remain’ has been added to the list of live inspections.
2024-09-10 09:51
An inspection into the Home Office’s use of age assessments added to the list of live inspections.
2024-09-09 13:09
The inspection report on Home Office country of origin information on Rwanda has been published today.
2024-09-03 14:02
An inspection on contingency asylum accommodation has been sent to the Home Secretary for publication.
2024-08-30 10:20
Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information on Georgia has been sent to the Home Secretary.
2024-08-20 13:27
Three inspections have been added to the list of live inspections.
2024-08-07 15:48
The inspection report “An inspection of the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority” has been sent to the Home Secretary for publication.
2024-07-16 13:06
Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information on Rwanda has been sent to the Home Secretary for publication.
2024-03-26 14:24
Two reports have been published
2024-02-29 16:36
The following inspections have been published today:Inspection report on Country of Origin Information – Thematic review of statelessnessAn inspection of the Home Office’s Afghan resettlement schemesA re-inspection of ePassport gatesAn inspection of the use of the powers to deprive British nationals of citizenshipAn inspection of contingency asylum accommodation for families with children in Northern IrelandA ‘spot check inspection’ of the Border Force operations at Portsmouth International PortAn inspection of Border Force’s fast parcel operationsAn inspection of Border Force practices and procedures in relation to firearmsA reinspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking childrenAn inspection of the Home Office’s illegal working enforcement activityInspection report on Home Office country of origin information, Albania and PakistanAn inspection of asylum casework
2024-02-14 15:59
A spot check inspection of Border Force’s operational response to general aviation flights at London City Airport has been sent to the Home Secretary.
2024-02-06 14:39
An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the social care sector has been submitted to the Home Secretary for publication.
2024-01-24 12:10
Adding a new inspection to the list of live inspections
2024-01-19 12:19
Adding an inspection of the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority to the list of live inspections.
2024-01-11 13:33
An inspection of asylum casework has been sent to the Home Secretary.
2023-11-28 09:08
New inspection added to live inspections.
2023-11-22 14:16
An inspection of the Home Office’s illegal working enforcement activity has been sent to the Home Secretary for publication.
2023-11-07 13:06
Two reports have gone to the Home Secretary:An inspection of Border Force practices and procedures in relation to firearms and A reinspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children.
2023-10-06 14:42
An inspection of Border Force’s fast parcel operations went to the Home Secretary on 28 September 2023.
2023-09-07 10:48
An inspection of Border Force insider threat has now been published
2023-09-06 13:10
Added a reinspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children to the list of live inspections.
2023-09-05 10:18
An inspection of Border Force practices and procedures in relation to firearms has been added to the live inspections.
2023-08-29 11:10
A ‘spot check inspection’ of the Border Force operations at Portsmouth International Port added to the list of live inspections.
2023-08-25 08:35
An inspection of the Home Office’s illegal working enforcement activity has been added to the list of live inspections.
2023-08-22 15:06
Added a new live inspection to the work in progress.
2023-08-08 12:15
An inspection of contingency asylum accommodation for families with children in Northern Ireland has been sent to the Home Secretary
2023-07-24 14:03
An inspection of the use of the powers to deprive British nationals of citizenship has been sent to the Home Secretary.
2023-06-29 13:56
Two reports have been published: ICIBI Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information, Iraq and Myanmar (Burma)An inspection of Home Office operations to effect the removal of Foreign National Offenders
2023-06-22 09:30
Added An inspection of Border Force’s fast parcel operations to live inspections.
2023-06-19 13:19
A re-inspection of ePassport gates report has gone to the Home Secretary.
2023-05-31 11:34
An inspection of Border Force insider threat has gone to the Home Secretary (26 May 2023).
2023-04-26 13:36
Inspection report on Country of Origin Information – Thematic review of statelessness has been sent to the Home Secretary.
2023-04-17 08:24
An inspection of Home Office operations to effect the removal of Foreign National Offenders has been sent to the Home Secretary.
2023-04-12 10:00
ICIBI Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information, Iraq and Myanmar (Burma) has been sent to the Home Secretary.
2023-04-04 13:19
A re-inspection of the initial processing of migrants arriving via small boats, including Western Jet Foil and Manston has been sent to the Home Secretary.
2023-03-17 08:28
Inspection report: A re-inspection of Border Force’s management of Project Kraken at small seaports has been sent to the Home Secretary for publication.
2023-02-13 08:11
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has sent his inspection report on visit visa operations to the Home Secretary to consider and lay in Parliament.
2023-02-07 09:07
The ICIBI has restarted an inspection of the Home Office’s Afghan resettlement schemes that was paused last November.
2023-01-18 10:53
The ICIBI has submitted his inspection report on the Home Office Intelligence function to the Home Secretary.
2023-01-17 10:43
A re-inspection of the initial processing of migrants arriving via small boats, including Western Jet Foil and Manston (16 January 2023) has been added to the live inspection list.
2023-01-16 15:43
Added An inspection of the Home Office’s Afghan resettlement schemes to the list of live inspections.
2023-01-16 15:23
Added A re-inspection of Border Force’s management of Project Kraken at small seaports to the list of live inspections.
2022-12-19 12:10
An inspection of the immigration system as it relates to the agricultural sector (28 September 2022) has now been published.
2022-12-15 16:36
The Independent Chief Inspector has started a short inspection looking at the Home Office’s visit visas operations.
2022-10-19 11:16
Two reports have been published today. An inspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children and an inspection report on Country of Origin Information – Afghanistan and China.
2022-10-12 16:00
The Chief Inspector has launched a re-inspection of ePassport gates.
2022-09-30 12:55
Third annual inspection of ‘Adults at risk in immigration detention’ (30 September 2022) has been sent to the Home Secretary.
2022-09-28 11:31
The Chief Inspector has submitted his ‘inspection report on the immigration system as it relates to the agricultural sector’ to the Home Secretary.
2022-09-22 07:30
The Chief Inspector launches an ‘inspection of Home Office operations to effect the removal of Foreign National Offenders’
2022-09-20 08:43
Two new inspections have been added to the work the live inspections list.
2022-07-20 15:45
The Chief Inspector is launching a review of ePassport Gates, which focusses on the Home Office’s progress against the recommendations made in the ‘Inspection of ePassport gates’ (June 2020 – January 2021) report.
2022-07-11 11:01
An inspection of the Hong Kong British National (Overseas) visa route has been sent to the Home Secretary for publication.
2022-06-09 12:57
Today the Chief Inspector has sent his inspection report on the use of hotels to house unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC), to the Home Secretary.
2022-03-21 08:45
David Neal, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, has launched three new inspections:A short re-inspection of Napier BarracksAn inspection of the use of hotels for housing unaccompanied asylum-seeking childrenAn inspection of GPS electronic monitoring of Foreign National Offenders
2022-03-01 09:48
The Chief Inspector’s report on his inspection of the initial processing of migrants arriving via small boats at Tug Haven was sent to the Home Secretary on Thursday 24 February 2022.
2022-02-16 12:35
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has submitted his Inspection Report on the Home Office’s use of contingency asylum accommodation, to the Home Secretary.
2021-11-01 14:52
Update – The ICIBI’s report following his inspection into the effectiveness of Border Force’s role in Project Kraken at small seaports has been set to the Home Secretary.
2021-09-28 15:10
The Chief Inspector's report on his 'short inspection of Border Force queue management at Birmingham Airport', has been sent to the Home Secretary.
2021-09-14 14:48
The following ICIBI inspection reports have been sent to the Home Secretary:An inspection of Asylum CaseworkA short inspection of reporting events at Becket House Immigration Reporting Centre based upon onsite observationsAn inspection of UK Visas and Immigration Front End Services
2021-01-25 15:07
Added the inspection 'The use of hotels and barracks as contingency asylum accommodation' to live inspections'.
2020-10-22 16:38
Added an update about the Intelligence Inspection
2020-10-21 17:48
The Chief Inspector has sent his inspection report on the Home Office's use of sanctions and penalties to the Home Secretary.
2020-10-14 14:12
The Chief Inspector sent the Home Secretary his inspection report on the Home Office's Country of Origin Information products relating to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression, September 2020. (13 October 2020)