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Failure to travel to Bibby Stockholm vessel: caseworker guidance

Immigration staff guidance on action to take when an individual fails to travel to the Bibby Stockholm vessel at Portland Port.

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UK Visas and Immigration guidance for staff which sets out the Home Office approach when an individual fails to travel to the Bibby Stockholm vessel at Portland Port. It is tailored to those who have been granted section 95 support under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (the 1999 Act).

Published 12 October 2023
Last updated 13 March 2024 + show all updates
  1. Updated the failure to travel to Bibby Stockholm vessel caseworker guidance with policy changes.

  2. Updates to how assessment of an individual’s suitability to be accommodated on a vessel will be conducted, and to the Home Office contact details.

  3. Updates made to align consideration of representations more clearly with suitability criteria in the Allocation of Accommodation guidance.

  4. First published.