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Independent Case Examiner service standards

This publication lists the Independent Case Examiner service standards and shows how it has performed.

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Independent Case Examiner service standards

This publication lists the Independent Case Examiner service standards and shows how it has performed.

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Independent Case Examiner

Published

25 July 2017

Last updated

22 April 2026

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We update the Independent Case Examiner (ICE) service standards performance information every quarter.

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Published 25 July 2017

Last updated 22 April 2026

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22 April 2026

Updated 2025 to 2026 table, adding activity to 31 March.

26 February 2026

Added a new column to the 2025 to 2026 table providing data to 31 December.

1 December 2025

Added a new column to the 2025 to 2026 table providing data to 30 September.

28 July 2025

Updated Independent Case Examiner's service standards with quarter 1 data for 2025 to 2026 operating year.

21 May 2025

Percentage figures have been added in the 2024 to 2025 table in the column 'To 31 March'.

17 April 2025

Updated service standards with quarter 3 data for 2024 to 2025 operating year.

5 November 2024

Updated service standards with quarter 2 data for 2024 to 2025 operating year.

18 July 2024

Updated Independent Case Examiner's service standards with quarter 1 data for 2024 to 2025 operating year.

23 April 2024

Added Independent Case Examiner service standards data to 31 March 2024.

24 January 2024

Added Independent Case Examiner service standards data to 31 December 2023.

6 November 2023

Published Independent Case Examiner service standards data to 30 September 2023.

18 July 2023

Added Independent Case Examiner service standards data performance data up to to 30 June 2023.

12 June 2023

New data has been added up 31 Mar 2023.

2 March 2023

Amended the figure for the quarter ending 30 June 2022 from 86.1 to 82.6.

1 March 2023

Amended service standard data for 2022 to 2023, up to 30 June and up to 31 December, to now read 86.1.

6 February 2023

Added performance data for October to December 2022.

28 October 2022

Added Independent Case Examiner performance data to 30 June and 30 September 2022.

17 May 2022

Added Independent Case Examiner performance data for 31 December 2021 and 31 March 2022.

17 December 2021

Added performance data to 30 September 2021.

13 August 2021

Added performance data to 30 June 2021.

3 December 2020

Added performance data to 30 September 2020.

9 July 2020

Added performance data to 30 June 2020.

21 January 2020

Added performance data to 31 December 2019.

17 October 2019

Added performance data to 30 September 2019.

16 August 2019

Added performance data to 30 June 2019.

23 April 2019

Added performance data to 31 March 2019.

16 January 2019

Added performance data to 31 December 2018.

22 October 2018

Added performance data to 30 September 2018.

11 July 2018

Added performance data to 30 June 2018.

24 April 2018

Added performance data to 31 March 2018.

18 January 2018

Added performance data to 31 December 2017.

6 October 2017

Added performance data to 30 September 2017.

25 July 2017

First published.

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