Independent report

Production and use of Country of Origin Information

The Chief Inspector's report on the Home Office's Production and use of Country of Origin Information

From:
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
Published
30 January 2018

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Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-0140-5, CCS1217526496

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This report looked at the Home Office鈥檚 production and use of Country of Origin Information (COI), looking at how COI products are commissioned, developed and disseminated. It also looked at how they are used within asylum processes such as interviewing, decision making, appeal hearings and when dealing with further submissions.

This report covers:

  • ICIBI鈥檚 findings
  • ICIBI鈥檚 recommendations for improvement

The Home Office鈥檚 response to the report.

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Published 30 January 2018

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