Collection

Criminality and detention (immigration staff guidance)

This collection contains immigration staff guidance about the criminality and detention service.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Published: 28 November 2013
• Last updated: 1 August 2023
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  1. 1 August 2023

     'Debt to the NHS: Border Force officer guidance' added.

  2. 15 August 2022

     New cases involving pending prosecution: caseworker guidance added.

  3. 20 October 2016

     Litigation debt guidance added.

  4. 17 October 2016

     New guidance on processing ACRO referrals in criminal casework.

  5. 28 September 2016

     New guidance on revocation of a deportation order.

  6. 11 February 2016

     Guidance added on foreign witnesses.

  7. 12 November 2015

     New guidance on release on temporary licence and transfer to open conditions.

  8. 4 August 2015

     New guidance on appeals against conviction and sentence.

  9. 28 November 2013

     First published.

This collection contains immigration staff guidance about UK Visas and Immigration’s criminality and detention service.

Documents

• Appeals against conviction and sentence: caseworker guidance
  • 18 December 2015
  • Guidance
• Cases involving pending prosecution: caseworker guidance
  • 22 November 2024
  • Guidance
• Completing the parole board information form: caseworker guidance
  • 20 December 2017
  • Guidance
• Concluding family cases: caseworker guidance
  • 10 August 2017
  • Guidance
• Criminality guidance in article 8 ECHR cases: caseworker guidance
  • 22 March 2026
  • Guidance
• Debt to the NHS: Border Force officer guidance
  • 1 August 2023
  • Guidance
• Deporting foreign nationals on conducive grounds: caseworker guidance
  • 3 August 2026
  • Guidance
• Disclosing personal information to victims: caseworker guidance
  • 12 March 2024
  • Guidance
• Early removal scheme for foreign offenders: caseworker guidance
  • 28 February 2024
  • Guidance
• Exclusion from the UK – decisions and orders: caseworker guidance
  • 11 November 2025
  • Guidance
• Facilitated return scheme: caseworker guidance
  • 17 June 2025
  • Guidance
• Foreign witnesses: caseworker guidance
  • 20 January 2021
  • Guidance
• Handling telephone calls to duty officers: caseworker guidance
  • 11 June 2013
  • Guidance
• Home detention curfew scheme: caseworker guidance
  • 13 September 2013
  • Guidance
• Liaising with the National Crime Agency: caseworker guidance
  • 26 September 2016
  • Guidance
• Managing foreign offenders cases with families: caseworker guidance
  • 1 August 2014
  • Guidance
• Foreign national offenders under 18 years old: caseworker guidance
  • 18 January 2016
  • Guidance
• Managing non-detained convicted foreign nationals: caseworker guidance
  • 17 September 2015
  • Guidance
• Managing returning families with children: caseworker guidance
  • 14 November 2014
  • Guidance
• Office administration in criminal cases: caseworker guidance
  • 11 June 2013
  • Guidance
• Release on temporary licence: caseworker guidance
  • 21 August 2025
  • Guidance
• Tariff-expired removal scheme: caseworker guidance
  • 21 August 2017
  • Guidance