Chief Inspector of Asylum Border Procedures

Chief Inspector of Asylum Border Procedures

Job summary

The Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration is now seeking to recruit the Chief Inspector of Asylum Border Procedures. The Chief Inspector will lead the new body to monitor asylum border procedures and compliance with European Union and international law.

Main Duties of the Job

This role presents an excellent opportunity to be part of an office and will have primary responsibility at a time of significant and fundamental change in the international protection system.

The main role will be to monitor asylum border procedures and compliance with European Union and international law, including the Charter, in designated asylum border facilities, in line with the independent monitoring mechanism provided for by the Screening Regulation and referred to in Article 43 of the Asylum Procedures Regulation.

For full details of the role, including specific eligibility requirements please see the candidate information booklet.

Information about the organisation

As the Office of Chief Inspector of Asylum Border Procedures will be a newly established entity led by the Chief Inspector. The office will ensure that, during the screening of third-country nationals provided for in that Regulation, there is full compliance with European Union and international law.

Selection Process Details

Further information on this significant opportunity including details on how to apply, is available on

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 3pm on Thursday 2nd April 2026.

We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.