A report by independent immigration inspector John Tuckett suggests that officials “prioritize quantity over quality”
Around four in five asylum grants issued by the British Home Office lacked sufficient evidence and were “likely to be incorrect,” according to a report by Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) John Tuckett.
The findings are based on surveys of 262 decision-makers and 69 technical specialists, as well as data collected by the Home Office between July and December 2025. Around 85% of respondents said they believed senior managers “prioritized quantity over quality” when assessing asylum applications.
Tuckett, a government-appointed inspector, reviewed 47 asylum approvals issued by Home Office staff between August and September 2025. As many as 37 were found to be based on “insufficient evidence” and “were therefore likely to be incorrect,” he wrote.
While the report acknowledged that the inspection had a “limited” scope, it maintained that the findings indicated the asylum decision-making system was “not in a good state.”
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