A new report has recently been published by John Vine, the Independent Chief of the UK Border Agency, (UKBA), in relation to the detained fast-track (DFT) scheme. This report, entitled “Asylum: A thematic inspection of Detained Fast Track” and a report on the “Investigation into border security checks” can be found on the website of the independent Chief of the UK Border Agency at : http://icinspector.independent.gov.uk/ or downloaded from the following links:
- Asylum: A thematic inspection of Detained Fast Track published 23/2/12
- Investigation into border security checks published 20/2/12
There has been much media coverage of these reports, a selection of which are recorded below:
- Refugee Council: Independent chief inspector’s report on Detained Fast Track: our response
- The Telegraph: Fast-track asylum scheme ‘too slow’
- The Guardian: UK detention of torture victims ‘inhumane’
- The Guardian: UK Border Agency to be split in two
- The Telegraph: Border scandal: 500,000 passengers allowed to enter Britain without checks
