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Serious concerns about the ‘one in, one out’ scheme
The Chair of the Independent Monitoring board has written to the Minister for Border Security and Asylum to raise serious concerns about the treatment of individuals detained under the UK [...]
Impact of Accommodation Delays on Release from Detention
Our friends at BID have published a powerful new report on impact of accommodation delays on release from Immigration Detention. There are widespread and excessive delays in securing post-immigration detention [...]
Stop the expansion of Haslar
We are grateful to our friends at Right to Remain for their helpful blog on the Government's plan to open a 600 bed immigration detention centre in Gosport, Hampshire. Fresh [...]
Stop the expansion of Campsfield
Campsfield immigration detention centre, just north of Oxford, re-opened last year with 160 beds, despite the opposition of the parish, district and county councils. Now the Home Office has applied [...]
Detention concerns in annual report by Independent Monitoring Boards
We were interested to see the recent publication of the annual report of the Independent Monitoring Boards, which covers findings from IMBs across prisons, young offender institutions and the immigration [...]
Record low levels of legal representation in detention
Bail for Immigration Detainees has published their latest Legal Advice Survey. It finds the lowest levels of legal representation in immigration detention in BID's 15 year records - with only [...]
Lone children held at UK-run detention centres in France
The Detention Forum has long been concerned about the operation of the UK Government’s short-term holding facilities in Northern France as being at risk of being out of sight and [...]
Proposed use of force on families facing enforced deportation
The Home Office has been consulting on proposed changes to Family Returns: Reforming Asylum Support and Enforcing Family Returns, with proposals regarding families with children, adults and care leavers once [...]
New Detention Centre in Northern France – there is a better way
We were saddened to learn of the Government's recent deal with the French Government to open a new detention centre in Dunkirk, Northern France. This 140 capacity centre is aimed [...]
Some much needed inspiration!
This week the Detention Forum was fortunate enough to be invited to attend and speak at the campaign meeting of NoTo Hassockfield. They are members of our Forum, and it [...]
Coalition to Close Campsfield
Our friends at the Coalition to Close Campsfield have sent us this important update below - do please help them to spread the word! Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre near Kidlington [...]
HMIP report into Derwentside
The Government’s chief inspector of prisons recently published his findings from the unannounced inspection of Derwentside IRC. We are keen to echo the views of our member No to Hassockfield [...]