Independent report

An inspection of the Home Office鈥檚 response to in-country clandestine arrivals (鈥榣orry drops鈥�) and to irregular migrants arriving via 鈥榮mall boats鈥�

This inspection examined the Home Office鈥檚 identification and handling of migrants first encountered away from a port of entry, having entered the UK concealed in a commercial vehicle, and those migrants seeking to cross the English Channel in 鈥榮mall boats鈥�.

From:
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
Published
11 November 2020

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The inspection focused on the efficiency and effectiveness of the measures the Home Office had put in place to respond to these events. This included:

  • an overview of efforts by Border Force to prevent clandestine departures from the European mainland, including through support and encouragement for European law enforcement and border security measures
  • the current response to 鈥榣orry drops鈥�, including a review of the recommendations from the 2016 inspection report: 鈥淎 short notice inspection of the Home Office response to 鈥榣orry drops鈥欌��
  • the response, since late 2018, to the arrival of migrants in small boats, including the impact on other previously planned activities and priorities
  • contingency plans for dealing with a surge in arrivals either via lorry drops or small boats or both

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Published 11 November 2020

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