Nearly all Home Office misconduct inquiries relate to immigration (The Guardian) (4 October 2019)

A freedom of information response obtained by The Guardian newspaper has revealed that of the 626 misconduct allegations investigated by the Home Office’s professional standards unit (PSU)in the last three years, 96.4% related to borders, immigration and citizenship, with only a small amount relating to other issues such as policing or counter-terrorism. Public law director,Toufique Hossain has been privy to some of the internal PSU reports as part of his legal challenges against the Home Office, comments; “Grave concerns are raised as to Home Office failings on a daily basis. A government body essentially investigating itself, put simply, will never hold itself accountable. The burden is very much placed on the individual under the Home Office’s control, more often than not with the assistance of publicly funded lawyers and NGOs, to ensure that the Home Office is held to account. Only through these mechanisms can vulnerable individuals access courts in order to vindicate their rights.”