Written questions

UK Visas and Immigration: Staff

Commons · Question 4819 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 3 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of Entry Clearance Officer decisions are made by locally-engaged staff who are not British nationals; and what oversight mechanisms apply to those decisions.

Answer

Answered by Mike Tapp, 3 Jun 2026

The requested proportion of decisions made by locally engaged Entry Clearance Officers who are not British Nationals is not available publicly and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.Entry clearance decisions made by all decision makers are ...