The Independent Advisory Group on Country Information (IAGCI)
The IAGCI works on behalf of the Chief Inspector by commissioning and quality assuring reviews of the Home Office's country policy and information notes.
Backgound
states that the Chief Inspector shall consider and make recommendations about 鈥榯he content of information and conditions in countries outside the United Kingdom which the Secretary of State compiles and makes available, for purposes connected with immigration and asylum, to immigration and other officials.鈥�
The IAGCI was established in 2009 to succeed the . IAGCI advises the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) about the content and quality of country information and guidance notes produced by the Home Office and relied upon by decision makers.
IAGCI commissions and quality assures reviews from independent reviewers, typically academics with relevant knowledge and expertise, of selected country information. The work is funded by ICIBI. Following an IAGCI review, the ICIBI sends a report to the Home Secretary with their recommendations.
Membership
Membership of the IAGCI is by invitation of the ICIBI and is voluntary and unpaid. Members are respected academics and representatives of organisations with a working interest in country information and how it is used by the Home Office. The group meets up to three times a year although additional meetings can be scheduled at the request of the Chief Inspector.
- Professor Mike Collyer (Chair) 鈥� University of Sussex
- Dr Ceri Oeppen 鈥� University of Sussex
- Professor Giorgia Dona 鈥� University of East London (UEL)
- Dr Nando Sigona 鈥� University of Birmingham
- Dr Julie Vullnetari 鈥� University of Southampton
- Mark Blundell 鈥� Upper Tribunal Judge
- Roxanne Frantzis 鈥� First Tier Tribunal Judge
- Katinka Ridderbos 鈥� UNHCR Geneva
- Larry Bottinick 鈥� UNHCR London
- Harriet Short 鈥� Immigration Law Practitioners鈥� Association (ILPA)
- Zoe Bantleman 鈥� Immigration Law Practitioners鈥� Association (ILPA)
Contact details
Independent Advisory Group on Country Information (IAGCI),
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration,
1st Floor, Clive House,
70 Petty France,
London, SW1H 9EX
Email: [email protected]
Archived Content
Reports
鈥楾he minutes of IAGCI meetings held prior to 2016 can be viewed on the .
Invitations to tender
COI Inspections
The Chief Inspector has also conducted a standard inspection of the Home Office鈥檚 Production and use of Country of Origin Information.
Updates to this page
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Two IAGCI reports have been published.
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COI report has been published. 1. Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information, Iraq and Myanmar (Burma) January 2023
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First published.