Next immigration watchdog appointed despite opposition from MPs
Home affairs committee refused to endorse David Neal, citing "insufficiently robust" recruitment process
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Home affairs committee refused to endorse David Neal, citing "insufficiently robust" recruitment process
David Neal to begin his appointment on Monday 22 March 2021 as Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) for a term of 3 years.
UK immigration watchdog issues scathing report on asylum seeker accommodation and calls grow for Priti Patel to ‘consider her position’. Full story, here.
Mr Llywelyn said: “Following this independent report, and its damning verdict, I am calling for the immediate closure of the asylum centre at Penally. “I have been in continuous condemnation of the Home Office’s decision to use the camp to house asylum seekers since September last year, and my concerns are vindicated following the Independent Inspector’s initial findings that have been published this week. “I have seen first-hand the difficult circumstances encountered by individuals residing at the centre. In January, I met with David Bolt, the chief inspector of asylum a...
Home Office urged to improve 'disjointed' work on modern slavery Immigration inspector finds "little evidence of a plan" to address flaws in work Photo: PA Home Office work to tackle modern slavery and human trafficking is too disjointed and too little is being done to crack down on the criminals responsible for it, the immigration watchdog has said. In a highly critical report, the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, David Bolt, said work to “identify, investigate, disrupt and prosecute the perpetrators of modern slavery and human trafficking” by three of the Home Of...