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Immigration staff guidance on considering immigration status and deciding enforcement action.
Version 6.0, Valid after 30 June 2021 About this guidance This document…
Version 7.0 About this guidance This guidance tells caseworkers whether to…
Immigration staff guidance on deportation on the ground it is conducive to the public good.
Version 5.0 About this guidance This guidance tells you about deportation…
Version 2.0 About this guidance This guidance explains whether and how…
About this guidance This guidance explains the policy and processes to be…
An overview of the Voluntary Returns Service (VRS) process, what happens once an application is received and practical information for applicants.
Voluntary Returns Service (VRS) process overview The Voluntary Returns…
Introduction This document provides information about how the Voluntary…
Immigration staff guidance on arranging removals for officers dealing with immigration enforcement matters within the UK.
Showcases how the Voluntary Returns Service (VRS) has helped people voluntarily return back to their home country and the support received.
Immigration staff guidance on the facilitated return scheme (FRS) for foreign offenders.
Detention services order 03/2015 about handling complaints in immigration centres.
Detention services order 05/2018 about Home Office policy on detainees having mobile phones and cameras in removal centres.
Detention services order 07/2013 on the welfare provision in immigration removal centres (IRCs).
Immigration staff guidance on how to consider article 8 ECHR cases when deporting a criminal.
Immigration staff guidance on the early removal scheme for foreign offenders.
Detention services order 09/2012 about searching detainees, staff and visitors at removal centres.
Immigration staff guidance on how UK Visas and Immigration use EU and Chicago letters to make enforced removals.
Immigration staff guidance on the tariff-expired removal scheme (TERS) for foreign offenders.
Detention services order 05/2013 on using profits from shops in immigration removal centres and other facilities.
Detention services order 12/2023 to provide instructions to staff on the service of removal notices and departure details for detained individuals.
This treaty was presented to Parliament in July 2024.
Advice for non-healthcare staff who work in UK prisons and immigration removal centres on identifying and handling TB cases.
Immigration staff guidance on what should happen when a foreign criminal appeals against a conviction and/or a sentence.
This guidance applies to anyone with enforceable EU law rights who has received a deportation decision and could appeal or has a pending appeal against that decision.
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