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Care and management of detainees who refuse to eat or drink

Detention services order 03/2017 about care and management of detained individuals who refuse to eat or drink.

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From:
Home Office and Immigration Enforcement
Published:
13 May 2013
Last updated:
29 September 2022
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  1. Replaced the ‘Care and management of detained individuals refusing food and fluid’ document. Replaced 'Food and fluid refusal escalation log (Form A)’ & ‘Food and fluid refusal escalation log - healthcare (Form A2)’ with ‘Food and fluid refusal escalation log (Form A)’.

  2. Updated detention services order with revised list of central contact points.

  3. Added HTML version of 'Detention Services Order'.

  4. Updated Food and Fluid refusal escalation log (form A).

  5. Updated form A2.

  6. DSO 3/2017 updated with new contact details.

  7. Added food and fluid refusal escalation log (Form A2)

  8. Updated food and fluid refusal escalation log (Form A).

  9. Added form E: letter issued to those who refuse food and fluids.

  10. Updated food and fluid refusal escalation log (form A).

  11. Detention Services Order 3/2017: care and management of detainees refusing food and fluid replaced with updated guidance from September 2019. Food and fluid refusal record (Form H) removed.

  12. Removed the form E letter.

  13. Updated guidance: 'Food and fluid refusal assessment record' and 'Food and fluid refusal interview record'.

  14. Updated guidance.

  15. First published.

Documents

Care and management of detained individuals refusing food and fluid

PDF, 335 KB, 26 pages

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Food and fluid refusal assessment record (Form B)

PDF, 348 KB, 4 pages

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Authority for release of healthcare/medical information (Form C)

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Food and fluid refusal interview record (Form D)

PDF, 215 KB, 4 pages

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Letter issued to those who refuse food and fluids (Form E)

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Model advance decision (Form F)

PDF, 110 KB, 3 pages

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Daily food and fluid observation log (Form G)

PDF, 261 KB, 4 pages

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Food and fluid refusals template (Form I)

PDF, 431 KB, 5 pages

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Food and fluid refusal escalation log (Form A)

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Home Office detention services order about handling and recording detained individuals who refuse to eat or drink in immigration removal centres.

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