Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

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Home Secretary, Priti Patel

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Priti Patel pushed to publish promised UK immigration report

9:35 15/06/2021
MPs are urging UK Home Secretary Priti Patel to publish an independent assessment of the impact of ending free movement, which was promised within six months of the new UK immigration bill being...

UK immigration blow for Priti Patel amid EU snub over asylum

10:01 26/04/2021
Priti Patel’s UK immigration plans suffered a major blow recently as EU countries snubbed bilateral agreements with Britain to facilitate the deportation of refugees to Europe. New plans unveiled by...

David Bolt extends term as Borders and UK Immigration chief inspector

18:12 11/11/2020
Current Borders and UK Immigration chief inspector, David Bolt, has extended his term in the post. Full story, here. Current Borders and UK Immigration Chief Inspector (ICIBI), David Bolt, has agreed...

Former UK immigration chief inspector John Vine criticises Home Office

11:00 26/01/2015
The former UK Chief Inspector for borders and immigration, John Vine, has criticised the current government policy on UK immigration. This is the first time Mr Vine has spoken publicly since quitting...

UK's Chief inspector of immigration resigns

19:41 15/09/2014
John Vine, the independent chief inspector of the UK's borders and immigration services, has announced that he will leave his post on 31st December this year, six months before the end of his current...

UK's chief independent immigration inspector to stay in post until 2015

16:22 04/06/2013
John Vine, the UK's Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, has agreed to renew his contract. Mr Vine was first appointed in 2008 and has been credited by MPs with exposing many...