Statutory guidance

Adults at risk in immigration detention

Immigration detention policy on adults at risk in immigration detention.

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Adults at risk in immigration detention

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Policy equality statement demonstrating compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED)

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Details

This guidance was laid in Parliament in draft on 21 July 2016 in line with section 59 of the Immigration Act 2016. It set out the principles and process for making decisions on immigration detention, for the purposes of removal, of individuals who are or may be considered at risk.

The guidance came into force on 12 September 2016.

The revised guidance came into force on 2 July 2018, replacing the previous version. The revised guidance was laid before Parliament in draft on 21 March 2018.

The second link is to the Policy Equality Statement for the adults at risk in immigration detention policy as a whole.

Published 26 May 2016
Last updated 16 March 2022 + show all updates
  1. Removed Detention considerations: COVID-19 page as the information is out of date.

  2. Guidance on adults at risk in immigration detention updated.

  3. Interim instruction added on the consideration of detention decisions in relation to coronavirus.

  4. Revised guidance is now in force.

  5. Added a new document: Policy equality statement.

  6. Draft revised guidance published which is due to come into force on 2 July.

  7. Updated guidance.

  8. Updated draft guidance.

  9. First published.