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 바카라 사이트the 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.바카라 사이트
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) 바카라 사이트 University of Sussex
- Dr Ceri Oeppen 바카라 사이트 University of Sussex
- Professor Giorgia Dona 바카라 사이트 University of East London (UEL)
- Dr Nando Sigona 바카라 사이트 University of Birmingham
- Dr Julie Vullnetari 바카라 사이트 University of Southampton
- Mark Blundell 바카라 사이트 Upper Tribunal Judge
- Roxanne Frantzis 바카라 사이트 First Tier Tribunal Judge
- Katinka Ridderbos 바카라 사이트 UNHCR Geneva
- Larry Bottinick 바카라 사이트 UNHCR London
- Harriet Short 바카라 사이트 Immigration Law Practitioners바카라 사이트 Association (ILPA)
- Zoe Bantleman 바카라 사이트 Immigration Law Practitioners바카라 사이트 Association (ILPA)
Contact details
Independent Advisory Group on Country Information (IAGCI)
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
3rd Floor
28 Kirby Street
Farringdon
London EC1N 8TE
Email: chiefinspector@icibi.gov.uk
Archived Content
Reports
바카라 사이트The 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 Office바카라 사이트s 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.