Launching the ‘call for evidence’, the Independent Chief
Inspector, David Bolt said:
My first
report on the EU Settlement Scheme was published
on 2 May 2019 and looked at the development and testing
of the Scheme up to January 2019.
My second
report was published on 27 February 2020 and
reviewed the Scheme’s operation from the public launch on
30 March 2019 up to the end of August 2019, focusing on
the Scheme’s overall governance, efficiency and
communications
The recommendations I made to the Home Secretary for
improvements to the Scheme and the Home Office’s
responses are available on this website.
I am about to begin a further inspection of how the
Scheme is working, particularly for vulnerable groups,
such as children under local authority care, victims of
domestic violence or of modern slavery, and those who are
digitally or socially excluded and hardest to reach.
I am therefore inviting anyone with knowledge or
experience of the Scheme since August 2019, to write to
me by 31 July 2020 with their evidence.
I am keen to hear from individuals who have applied or
are yet to apply, and from anyone who has provided
assistance to applicants, including organisations who
have worked with the Home Office to support the Scheme. I
am particularly interested in:
- what is working well and why, with examples (“success
stories”)
- what is not working, practical difficulties, concerns
and recommendations
- the consistency and usefulness of advice received
from the Home Office
- the lived experiences of vulnerable individuals and
groups
- factors preventing individuals from applying or
delaying the progress of applications
- the support, including funding, training and
guidance, provided by the Home Office to those assisting
applicants
I have not yet finalised the scope of this inspection and
would be pleased to receive suggestions about any areas
that should be included in addition to those mentioned
above.
Please click here to
email your submission to the Chief Inspector.
Please note: My statutory remit does not extend to
investigating or making decisions about individual
applications. This remains a Home Office responsibility.
But, I am able and do take an interest in individual cases
to the extent that they illustrate or point to systemic
problems.
In accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations
(GDPR) we need your permission to process and retain the
information you submit in your submission, by
clicking here a
consent statement will automatically be added to your
email. However if you are using a non-compatible email
client then please send your submission to
EUSS3@icibi.gov.uk with ‘EU Settlement Scheme 3 evidence
submission’ in the subject line and include the following
consent statement in the body of your email, ‘I consent to
the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration
retaining and processing the information and data in this
email.’ Please do not include this statement if you do not
wish to give your consent. The information you submit may
be quoted 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.
