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 accommodation, resulting in individuals remaining in detention despite having been granted bail. In these circumstances, detention is being used solely for the purpose of accommodation.

This is not a lawful justification for the deprivation of an individual’s liberty. This report examines the factors causing such delays as well as the impacts on individuals’ legal cases, physical and mental health, and fundamental rights.

And just to highlight one particular finding:

23% of BID’s clients in 2023 and 2024 who were granted bail in principle, yet remained detained due to accommodation delays, faced additional detention periods of more than 3 months post-bail grant.

You can read the full report here.