Call for Evidence: Home Office Engagement With Local Authorities on Asylum Accommodation
Summary
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) has commenced an inspection of how the Home Office engages with local authorities in planning and developing asylum accommodation. The inspection will examine the effectiveness of engagement strategies, local delivery models, provider responsibilities, and impact on community cohesion. Evidence submissions are invited until 24 April 2026.
What changed
The ICIBI has launched an inspection into the Home Office's engagement with local authorities in asylum accommodation planning and development. The consultation seeks evidence on engagement strategies, delivery models, provider responsibilities, and community impact during site selection.
Affected parties with relevant knowledge—excluding Strategic Migration Partnerships and local authorities who will receive a separate survey—may submit evidence by 24 April 2026. Submissions may be included in the final report but will be anonymised. This inspection does not replace individual case handling, which remains a Home Office responsibility.
What to do next
- Submit evidence via email to localauthorityengagement.inspection@icibi.gov.uk if you have knowledge of Home Office engagement with local authorities on asylum accommodation planning
- Monitor ICIBI publications for the final inspection report
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Call for evidence: An inspection of the Home Office's engagement with local authorities in the planning and development of asylum accommodation
The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration invites anyone with knowledge and experience of the Home Office's engagement with local authorities in the planning and development of asylum accommodation to submit evidence for the inspection.
From: Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration Published 14 April 2026
In line with his 2026-27 Inspection Plan, the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has commenced an inspection of the Home Office’s engagement with local authorities in the planning and development of asylum accommodation.
This inspection will examine how the Home Office plans, prepares, and engages with local authorities in developing asylum accommodation. There will be a particular focus on:
- the effectiveness of the Home Office’s engagement strategy in enhancing the responsiveness, consistency and quality of engagement with local authorities
- local asylum accommodation delivery models and initiatives involving local authorities
- how the Home Office ensures that accommodation providers fulfil their responsibilities for engagement with local authorities on delivery of new accommodation
- consideration of the impact on local services and community cohesion during site selection processes. This call for evidence will remain open until 24 April 2026.
The Independent Chief Inspector invites anyone with knowledge and experience of how the Home Office plans, prepares, and engages with local authorities in developing asylum accommodation to submit evidence to inform this inspection and would be pleased to hear both what is working well and what could be improved. The ICIBI Inspection Framework will be used to assess the Home Office in this inspection.
The information you submit may be included 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.
Please note that Strategic Migration Partnerships and local authorities will be invited to complete a separate survey and do not need to respond to this call for evidence.
Please click here to email your submission to the Chief Inspector.
Please note: The ICIBI’s statutory remit does not extend to investigating or making decisions about individual cases. This remains a Home Office responsibility. However, the Chief Inspector can take an interest in individual cases to the extent that they illustrate or point to systemic problems.
Data Protection
Information on how we process personal data submitted in response to a call for evidence can be found in the ICIBI privacy information notice available on the ICIBI website.
John Tuckett, Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
14 April 2026
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