The Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration made its Operation Hillmore findings public on 10 November 2026. The inspection examined the UK-France agreement intended to stop dangerous journeys, and the release was noted on the inspectorate's GOV.UK page of current inspections.
The next day, 11 November 2026, the page recorded that the inspectorate had sent its assessment of Home Office country-of-origin material for Bangladesh and Syria to the Home Secretary. That document is listed among completed work not yet released.
Reports waiting for release
Three other finished items are on the same waiting list:
- A review of how the Home Office works with local authorities when planning asylum accommodation, sent to the Home Secretary on 27 August 2026
- A review of the pre-appeal review process, sent on 25 September 2026
- The annual report for 2025 to 2026, listed with the date 29 September 2026
Inspections in progress
Three inspections are listed as live. The inspectorate said it began examining the Work Services Command on 27 August 2026. On 24 September 2026 it opened a review of whether the Home Office protects children effectively and applies its safeguarding measures consistently. The third looks at the department's handling of high-harm foreign national offenders who live in the community, and at how well its operating model serves the public protection goals of Immigration Enforcement. The page gives no start date for that inspection.
How earlier reports moved
The page also shows how long completed reports took to reach the public. According to the inspectorate, work on the benefits of the Future Border and Immigration System began on 26 March 2026; the resulting report went to the Home Secretary on 21 July 2026 and was published on 15 September 2026. The Operation Hillmore report was sent on 16 July 2026, nearly four months before its release.
On 25 June 2026 five reports appeared together, covering contact management for migrants without permission to be in the country, administrative reviews, overstayers, asylum casework, and refusals and cancellations of permission to enter the UK. A report on country-of-origin information for Afghanistan and Colombia was sent to the Home Secretary on 5 March 2026 and published on 2 June 2026.
