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Miranda Green and James Blitz
"The immigration directorate of the Home Office could be hived off as an arm's-length government agency with a powerful chief executive under ideas being considered by John Reid, the home secretary, as part of a strategic review of the department. Mr Reid told MPs yesterday that he did not believe the Home Office as a whole was "dysfunctional". But he identified fundamental failures that needed to be tackled by an overhaul of management and processes. He promised to consider any "radical" solutions proposed by Sir David Normington, permanent secretary, and Liam Byrne, the minister appointed to the immigration and reform brief." [Sub Required]
