Guidance

Visitors and visiting procedures for detained individuals

Detention services order 04/2012 about visiting procedures for detainees.

• From: Home Office and Immigration Enforcement
• Published: 6 March 2012
• Last updated: 19 September 2025 — See all updates

Documents

Visitors and visiting procedures (accessible)

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Visitors and visiting procedures

PDF, 324 KB, 20 pages

Visits and visitors form: annex A

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Visits and visitors: annex B

PDF, 158 KB, 1 page

Details

Home Office detention services order for detention staff when checking the identity of visitors at detention centres.

Published 6 March 2012

Last updated 19 September 2025 + show all updates

1. 19 September 2025

   Guidance updated.

2. 17 August 2022

   Visitors and visiting procedures updated: MLR standards requirements updated.

3. 27 May 2021

   Updated DSO guidance.

4. 21 March 2019

   Revised documents.

5. 17 March 2015

   Updated guidance.

6. 6 March 2012

   First published.