FOI release

Section 4 (1)(c) bail accommodation applications received by the Home Office/UKBA

Published 30 October 2013

FOI release 28774.

  1. 3,465 Section 4 (1)(c) bail accommodation applications were received (some individuals having made more than one application) in the year 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.
  2. 1,961 letters were sent offering Initial Accommodation as a bail address.
  3. 382 letters were sent offering Dispersal Accommodation as a bail address.
  4. 35 letters were sent offering Complex Bail Accommodation as a bail address.
  5. There were no cases assessed as being suitable for Complex Bail Accommodation but refused on the grounds that ‘suitable Complex Bail Accommodation cannot be found’ (page 11, Section 4 bail accommodation guidance, version 8.0)