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ICIBI review to be discontinued

Published on: 26 January 2023
Published by LNB News

LNB News 26/01/2023

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Issue Date: 26 January 2023

Published Date: 26 January 2023

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI), David Neal, has announced that the review into the role and remit of the ICIBI, and consideration on giving the ICIBI more powers with regard to publishing reports has also been discontinued. In a statement commenting on the decision, Neal has said: ‘I am disappointed the Home Secretary has decided not to progress Recommendation 10, since this presented an ideal opportunity to take stock and examine a number of issues relating to the independence and effectiveness of the ICIBI’, and ‘while I regret that the role and remit review called for in the Windrush Lessons Learned Review will not go forward, it is my hope that the ICIBI will nonetheless be able to work with the Home Office to address these issues'.

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