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 27% of detained individuals who they spoke with represented.

The key factors preventing access to representation were lack of access to legal aid and limited capacity of legal aid providers.

This is hugely challenging for their clients and other people in detention. One of their clients said, “It is hard to persist without knowing what is happening and hearing no news about the outcome”.

The full report can be found here.

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