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Chief inspector of borders and immigration resigns Chief inspector of borders and immigration resigns
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The independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, John Vine, is resigning from his post.The independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, John Vine, is resigning from his post.
Mr Vine had been due to step down in July 2015 when his term ended but will now leave on 31 December this year.Mr Vine had been due to step down in July 2015 when his term ended but will now leave on 31 December this year.
During his six years in the role, his office issued more than 50 inspection reports, some of which were highly critical of the immigration system.During his six years in the role, his office issued more than 50 inspection reports, some of which were highly critical of the immigration system.
Mr Vine said he was "proud" that the inspectorate had been "a catalyst for significant change". Shadow immigration minister David Hanson said the Home Office had tried to silence Mr Vine's criticisms.
He will publish his final annual report in December, which will cover the period 2013/14. 'Indictment'
Alongside the inspection reports, Mr Vine has also made almost 500 recommendations during his time in the post. He said Mr Vine had brought a "rigorous and determined approach to the role of scrutinising our borders" and "highlighted flaws in the Home Secretary's immigration regime".
Highly critical His departure, Mr Hanson said, was "an indictment of [Home Secretary] Theresa May's attempts to silence his criticisms of her failing immigration system".
Mr Vine has appeared before the Home Affairs Select Committee, speaking about issues such as the e-borders system and sham marriages. Mrs May thanked Mr Vine "for his hard work and dedication in scrutinising the vital work of controlling immigration and protecting Britain's borders".
The BBC's home affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said the Home Office had changed the timing of the publication of his reports - which have been highly critical of the way in which the UK's immigration and asylum system is operating. Mr Vine will publish his final annual inspection report in December, which will cover the period 2013/14.
Alongside the reports, the inspector has also made almost 500 recommendations.
Among his findings:
Correspondents say Mr Vine had become frustrated that the Home Office had changed the timing of the publication of his reports.
Previously they were released at midnight, ensuring more media coverage, but now they are published during the day.Previously they were released at midnight, ensuring more media coverage, but now they are published during the day.
Mr Vine said: "I have raised my concerns with the change in publication processes with the home secretary and the Home Affairs Committee previously, but this is not the reason I have decided to resign. Mr Hanson said: "It's a real shame that the Home Secretary's increasing manipulation of the release of his reports to try to hide her failures has clearly led to his frustration and ultimately resignation from the role."
"I believe the time is right for me to move on and seek a fresh challenge, Mr Vine said this was not the reason he had resigned but said he had "raised my concerns with the change in publication processes with the home secretary and the Home Affairs Committee".
"By announcing my resignation early I want to give the home secretary enough time to appoint a successor and ensure a smooth transition of arrangements," he said. Analysis
Danny Shaw, home affairs correspondent, BBC News
For six years, John Vine painted a bleak picture of Britain's border and immigration controls. His reports were a severe embarrassment for a government that had pledged to bring down net migration and restore order to the system.
Until January this year, Mr Vine determined when his reports were released - usually with an embargo time that suited newspapers and broadcasters, ensuring maximum coverage.
Then the Home Office decided it would control the publication times, with reports put out at short notice and sometimes grouped together. The result was less publicity.
Publicly, John Vine says that's not the reason he's quitting. But there's a sense that frustration with the new arrangements may well have played a part.
Mr Vine said he now wanted a new challenge.
"Leaving at the end of the year and before the next general election, rather than in July 2015 when my term is due to end, makes sense.""Leaving at the end of the year and before the next general election, rather than in July 2015 when my term is due to end, makes sense."
Terrorist alerts Mr Vine said he was "proud" of establishing the inspectorate, which had been "a catalyst for significant change and improvement across the UK's border and immigration functions".
Mr Vine had previously agreed two extensions to his original term of office. He had previously agreed two extensions to his original term of office.
Among his findings: Mr Hanson said: "John Vine enjoyed cross party support in his independent role and his successor will have a tough job to follow his thorough and expert analysis of our borders, and it is vital the home secretary doesn't simply appoint someone who will seek not to upset her."