Guidance

Detention and escorting: safeguarding children

Detention services order 19/2012 about safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in detention.

• From: Home Office and Immigration Enforcement
• Published: 1 January 2012
• Last updated: 26 June 2026
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  1. 26 June 2026

     Updated the detention services order to version 3.0.

  2. 5 May 2026

     An updated version of the detention services order (DSO) and Annex A1 and B has been published.

  3. 19 November 2019

     Detention services order 19/2012: safeguarding children policy.

  4. 28 August 2018

     Updated detention services order (DSO) and annexes replace DSO 19/2012 version 1.0.

  5. 10 May 2016

     Updated guidance.

  6. 1 January 2012

     First published.

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Detention services order 19/2012: safeguarding children policy (accessible version)

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Detention services order 19/2012: safeguarding children policy

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Annex A: template for safeguarding children policy statement

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Annex A1: safeguarding children policy statement – non-children IRCs (accessible)

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Annex A1: safeguarding children policy statement – non-children IRCs

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Annex B: information sharing policy statement (accessible)

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Annex B: information sharing policy statement

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Home Office detention services order about safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in detention or under escort.