Call for Evidence: An inspection of Home Office operations to effect the removal of foreign national offenders

In line with his 2022-23 inspection plan, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has commenced an inspection of Home Office operations to effect the removal of foreign national offenders.

This inspection will examine the processes and procedures in place to remove foreign national offenders with a particular focus on:

• the effectiveness and quality of the services provided by the Immigration Prison Teams
• the prioritisation of cases for removal and the effectiveness of the early removal and facilitated returns schemes
• the Home Office’s strategy for the collection, monitoring and reporting of FNO data, and how this data is used to capture best practice and drive improvements

The Independent Chief Inspector invites anyone with knowledge and experience of these Home Office teams and functions to submit evidence to inform this inspection and would be pleased to hear both what is working well and what could be improved. Submissions touching on any and all areas of interest, including those that may not be mentioned above, are therefore welcome.

Please click here to email your submission to the Chief Inspector.

Please note: My statutory remit does not extend to investigating or making decisions about individual applications. This remains a Home Office responsibility. But, I am able and do take an interest in individual cases to the extent that they illustrate or point to systemic problems.

In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) we need your permission to process and retain the information you submit in your submission, by clicking here a consent statement will automatically be added to your email. However if you are using a non-compatible email client then please send your submission to FNO@icibi.gov.uk with ‘Home Office operations to effect the removal of foreign national offenders, evidence submission’ in the subject line and include the following consent statement in the body of your email, ‘I consent to the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration retaining and processing the information and data in this email.’ Please do not include this statement if you do not wish to give your consent. The information you submit may be quoted in the final inspection report, but it is the ICIBI’s practice not to name sources and to anonymise as much as possible any examples or case studies.

This call for evidence will remain open until 23 November 2022.

David Neal, Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, October 2022.