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Further to our blog earlier this month, we can now update you that there are going to be public inquiries for both the proposals to expand Campsfield and open the [...]

Further to the recent attempt by the Government to expand the detention centre at Campsfield in Oxfordshire by using the Crown Development Route, the planning inspectorate has agreed to hold [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]