Offender management: caseworker guidance
Immigration staff guidance on dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.
Updates to this page
- From:
- UK Visas and Immigration and Immigration Enforcement
- Published:
- 27 April 2016
- Last updated:
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6 October 2026
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Updated the Identity management (Enforcement) guidance to remove references to mobile biometric devices (MBD), reflect the addition of all biometrics, replace references to CID with Atlas, and add a section on reasonable belief.
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Updated Immigration bail guidance. A full list of changes can be found in the guide.
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Updated the 'Reporting and offender management' guide to amend the frequency table and amended person to individual.
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Updated the data protection section of the detention and case progression review guidance to reflect current best practice.
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Added an accessible version of 'Detention of pregnant women'.
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Replaced 'Chapter 55a - Detention of pregnant women' with an updated and newly titled 'Detention of pregnant women' guidance.
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Guidance on mandatory refusal periods updated.
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Detention: general instructions guidance updated. The following changes have been made: minor wording changes to the 'Places of detention' section; update to the list of current residential short-term holding facilities and Immigration Removal Centres; update to the authorisation levels in the 'Authority to detain: special cases' section pertaining to EEA citizens.
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Added equality impact assessment: detention on reporting.
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"Detention: general instructions" updated to reflect a change in how detention recovery costs should be recorded.
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Reporting and offender management guidance has been amended to remove references to CID. Guidance has also been updated to include information on evidence required following a fail to report and information on travel tickets.
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Mandatory refusal periods guidance updated with the following: the texts relating to creating a person alert and steps to follow for closure of C and E have been updated.
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'Detention: general instructions' updated as detailed on page 5.
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Immigration bail guidance has been updated to reflect changes to the process, in some cases, for variation of bail where a digital reporting condition is being imposed.
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Removed re-entry bans guidance and replaced with new guidance on mandatory refusal period.
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Published a new version of the immigration bail guidance and removed the previous immigration bail interim guidance. Also published a new guide 'Accommodation under Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016'.
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Immigration bail document updated as detailed on page 7.
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Immigration bail interim guidance updated to include information about the section 98 asylum support process for foreign national offenders (FNOs).
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Equality impact assessment: reporting and offender management has been updated to reflect new data.
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Updated Immigration bail - interim guidance to clarify that “an address specified” in paragraph 9 of Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016 can mean an address that is yet to be specified; and clarify that an individual’s bail conditions may be varied where a residence condition is not already imposed and a refusal of accommodation under paragraph 9 of Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016 would be in breach of Article 3 ECHR.
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'Identify management: enforcement' updated with a new section titled 'Age disputes and criminal prosecutions'.
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Updated the guidance for adults at risk in immigration detention - changes are detailed in 'changes from last version of this guidance'. Added new guidance: requesting a second opinion for an external medical report.
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Guidance on "Adults at risk: detention of potential or confirmed victims of modern slavery" has been amended to reflect the transition of the Modern Slavery Needs Assessment templates to an internal Home Office system.
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Updated the immigration bail caseworker guidance to: amend the Digital Reporting section to reflect the updated team name; amend the Electronic Monitoring (EM) section to reflect changes to; and to amend the First-tier Tribunal section to reflect the current bail hearing process and in relation to Financial Condition Supporters.
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'Equality impact assessment: referring external medical reports for a second opinion – interim operational guidance' has been removed as it is no longer applicable.
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Amended the reporting and offender management guidance to reflect the decommissioning of case information database (CID).
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Document 'Interim guidance: requesting a second opinion for an external medical report/medico-legal report' removed as this guidance is no longer followed.
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Staff guidance on immigration bail has been updated to version 18.0 to bring drafting in line with wider Home Office guidance and amend references to removal notices, following the commencement of section 46(8) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
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Updated "Interim Guidance: Requesting a second opinion for an external medical report/Medico-Legal Report".
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Guidance on immigration bail has been updated to reflect the implementation of Section 46(8) of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
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Documents 'detention: general instructions' and 'detention and case progression review' updated. Changes are detailed on pages 5 and 3 respectively.
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Updates to 'Immigration bail' guidance including immigration bail conditions: electronic monitoring; non-compliance with immigration bail: administrative penalties: recovery of payment under financial condition. In addition, a new section has been added to provide guidance where interim relief has been granted in the form of immigration bail.
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Guidance on 'Immigration bail conditions: Electronic monitoring (EM) expansion pilot' updated.
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'Identity management (enforcement)': updated to show the correct minimum age at which child can have their fingerprints taken. Accessible version added.
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Added equality impact assessment on residential holding rooms.
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Updated guidance on 'Adults at risk in immigration detention' added.
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Added equality impact assessment: reporting and offender management.
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Short term holding facility rules document updated.
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Updated 'Identity management: enforcement'. The minimum age a child can be fingerprinted is 5, not 6.
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Added the equality impact assessment for GPS non-fitted devices.
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Added accessible version of 'immigration bail' document.
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Amendments to reflect the implementation of the modern slavery measures in the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
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Immigration bail document updated with changes to sections: 'Immigration bail conditions: reporting', 'Immigration bail conditions: electronic monitoring (EM)'. In addition, a new section has been added to provide guidance where interim relief has been granted in the form of immigration bail.
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Added Equality impact assessment: referring external medical reports for a second opinion – interim operational guidance.
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Updated the guidance on reporting and offender management.
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New guidance document, 'detention on reporting', published.
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Accessible version of immigration bail guidance added.
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Updated guidance on immigration bail published. Changes are detailed on page 7 of the document.
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Updates to Adults at risk in immigration detention to include information about the management of individuals who suffer from a serious health condition/mental health condition which requires specialised treatment or medication. Also amendments were made to the requirement for those relying upon external medical reports to confirm where an interpreter has been used.
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Updated guidance document: 'Interim guidance: requesting a second opinion for an external medical report/medico-legal report'
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Updated guidance on immigration bail.
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Added equality impact assessment - GPS electronic monitoring expansion pilot.
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Added two documents: Equality impact assessment: partial commencement of the electronic monitoring duty and Equality impact assessment: transition from radio frequency to GPS electronic monitoring devices
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Updated the 'Reporting and offender management' guide with new links.
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Updated guidance on immigration bail with adjustments to the Representations section of immigration bail conditions: electronic monitoring (EM) duty; and the section on Exercising the power to grant immigration bail, due to the commencement of Clause 48 of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022.
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Added 'Interim guidance: requesting a second opinion for external medical report/medico-legal report' document.
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Added 'Immigration bail conditions: electronic monitoring (EM) expansion pilot' document.
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The following documents have been removed as they are out of date: 'Reporting and offender management: interim' and 'Reporting and offender management: telephone reporting pilot'.
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Updated the 'Reporting and offender management' document.
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Updated immigration bail guidance.
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Added equality impact assessments covering 'Standards for consideration of external medical reports' and 'Adults at risk - detention of potential and confirmed victims of modern slavery'.
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The following documents have been updated to reflect the creation of the Immigration Enforcement Competent Authority (IECA): "Adults at risk: detention of potential or confirmed victims of modern slavery" and "Adults at risk in immigration detention".
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Updated Immigration bail guidance.
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Immigration bail guidance updated, with adjustments to the following sections: Immigration bail conditions: general, Immigration bail conditions: electronic monitoring (EM) duty, Immigration bail conditions: other, Issuing bail paperwork, First tier Tribunal grants immigration bail and Immigration bail notices.
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Added 'Reporting and offender management: telephone reporting pilot'. This interim guidance is for Immigration Enforcement staff and sets out the reporting and offender management (ROM) policy on telephone reporting conditions as part of a pilot to explore the benefits and impacts associated with this new type of bail condition.
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Interim immigration bail guidance updated, with adjustments to provision of accommodation section.
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Immigration bail guidance updated, with adjustments to provision of accommodation section.
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New detention: general instructions guidance which replaces the detention and temporary release guidance.
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Added 'Adults at risk: detention of potential or confirmed victims of modern slavery'. Updated 'Adults at risk in immigration detention' guidance. Updates to the way in which detention decisions are made for potential and confirmed victims of modern slavery contained within the guidance. Additional governing standards for consideration of external medical reports contained within the guidance.
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Reporting and offender management: interim guidance updated. Added those persons who are not immediately removable but have failed to comply with telephone contact and are ‘out of contact’ to the criteria list for prioritised face-to-face reporting.
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'Re-entry bans' guidance updated to amend contact details.
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'Re-entry bans' guidance updated. It has been revised to reflect amendments to the General Grounds for Refusal and Part 9 of the Immigration Rules.
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Added detention and case progression review guidance
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Updated reporting and offender management – interim guidance.
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Updated immigration bail conditions (electronic monitoring and other).
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Added reporting and offender management interim guidance.
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Updated immigration bail guidance.
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Added immigration bail: interim guidance.
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Replaced the Immigration Bail document.
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Updated guidance on sanctions: vehicle and licensing.
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Guidance on detention and temporary release updated.
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Updated Immigration bail guidance.
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Replaced 'Reporting and offender management' with a new version.
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Adults at risk in immigration detention version 5.0 added.
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Updated Adults at risk in immigration detention guidance
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Immigration bail document updated to include adjustments to ‘reporting to police stations’ and ‘study condition: quick guide on usage'.
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New guidance on short-term holding facility rules 2018 added and updates to adults at risk in immigration detention and detention and temporary release guidance.
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Guidance document 'immigration bail' updated.
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Updated detention and temporary release guidance.
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Updated reporting and offender management guidance.
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Updated document: "Sanctions: refer case to Interventions and Sanctions Directorate (ISD)"
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New immigration bail guidance.
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'Detention and temporary release' updated.
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Updated detention and temporary release guidance.
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Detention and temporary release updated.
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Guidance on 'Bail', 'Detention and temporary release' and 'Detention of pregnant women' added.
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Added 'Sanctions: refer case to Interventions and Sanctions Directorate (ISD)'.
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Added reporting and offender management guidance.
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Updated guidance on 're-entry bans'.
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Guidance added on 'Chapter 22a: contact management'.
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Re-entry bans added.
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'Sanctions: vehicles and licensing' updated.
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Updated guidance on 'Non-compliance and absconder process'.
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Updated adults at risk in immigration detention guidance.
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Updated non-compliance and absconder process guidance.
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Guidance added on 'non-compliance and absconder process'.
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Guidance added on 'Adults at risk in immigration detention'.
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Guidance on 'Identity management: enforcement' added.
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Documents
Accommodation under Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016
PDF, 272 KB, 19 pages
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Adults at risk: detention of potential or confirmed victims of modern slavery
PDF, 226 KB, 22 pages
Adults at risk in immigration detention
PDF, 325 KB, 30 pages
Detention and case progression review
PDF, 238 KB, 16 pages
Detention: general instructions
PDF, 566 KB, 68 pages
Detention of pregnant women
PDF, 220 KB, 18 pages
Detention on reporting
PDF, 234 KB, 13 pages
Equality impact assessment: adults at risk: detention of potential and confirmed victims of modern slavery
PDF, 229 KB, 25 pages
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Equality impact assessment: GPS non-fitted devices
PDF, 351 KB, 25 pages
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Equality impact assessment: standards for consideration of external medical reports
PDF, 239 KB, 22 pages
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Identity management: enforcement
PDF, 346 KB, 34 pages
Immigration bail
PDF, 883 KB, 104 pages
Immigration bail conditions: electronic monitoring (EM) expansion pilot
PDF, 320 KB, 24 pages
Mandatory refusal period
PDF, 240 KB, 15 pages
Non-compliance and absconder process
PDF, 587 KB, 35 pages
Reporting and offender management
PDF, 574 KB, 50 pages
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Requesting a second opinion for an external medical report
PDF, 231 KB, 16 pages
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Sanctions: refer case to Interventions and Sanctions Directorate (ISD)
PDF, 593 KB, 38 pages
Sanctions: vehicle and licensing
PDF, 491 KB, 16 pages
Short-term holding facility rules 2018
PDF, 448 KB, 52 pages
Details
UK Visas and Immigration guidance on how staff deal with offender management.
Guidance in this section has been reworked into a new format and plainer language. Not all of the enforcement guidance has been revised yet. If you cannot find the information you need in this section, please look in the ‘chapters’ sections of Enforcement instructions and guidance.
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