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Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 9 June 2025UIN 55399

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what (a) monitoring and (b) reporting the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has completed in relation to illegal immigration since he was appointed.

Answered by Dame Angela Eagle

David Bolt was appointed as interim ICIBI on 2 June 2024, and has published six ICIBI reports since that date. The ICIBI has three further reports awaiting publication and three live inspections.

Inspection work in progress - GOV.UK

All previous ICIBI inspection reports and government responses can be viewed via the ICIBI’s website.

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