The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens' Rights Agreements (IMA; Welsh: Awdurdod Monitro Annibynnol ar gyfer y Cytundebau Hawliau Dinasyddion)[1] is a body corporate set up in the United Kingdom by the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020[2][3] to monitor the functioning of the provisions of the Brexit withdrawal agreement relating to citizens' rights, and to protect the rights of European Union citizens in the UK.
[4][5] Based in Swansea, Wales,[6] it is an executive non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Ministry of Justice.
The IMA are responsible for making sure that UK public bodies are respecting the rights of EU and EEA EFTA citizens and their family members.
All non-executive directors are appointed by the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice.
[10] Day-to-day manage is delegated to the Chief Executive of the IMA who has overall responsibility for the three directorates.