Guidance

Management of property

Detention services order 06/2012 about managing the property of detainees in the UK.

• From: Home Office and Immigration Enforcement
• Published: 8 March 2012
• Last updated: 26 August 2026
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  1. 26 August 2026

     Updated to amend the DET process for seized documents.

  2. 15 April 2026

     Updated to reflect removal of annual self-audit line relative to the DET, as well as terminology changes and an update to the property section.

  3. 19 December 2025

     'Management of Property' guidance updated with the following: updated reference to section 51 of the Immigration Act 2016, as amended by section 44 of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025.

  4. 21 September 2023

     Updated the guidance to the latest version.

  5. 25 January 2023

     Annex A luggage allowance amended. Self-audit lines included. Postal order lines updated. Disposal of property section updated.

  6. 19 November 2019

     Management of property guidance updated.

  7. 3 August 2018

     Guidance updated.

  8. 29 July 2016

     Updated guidance.

  9. 8 March 2012

     First published.

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Home Office detention services order about managing detainees’ property while they are being prepared for removal from the UK.