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Detention services order 2/2017 about removal from association and temporary confinement.
November 2025 Any enquiries regarding this publication should be sent to…
Detention services order 06/2018 about standards of accommodation at detention centres.
Detention Services Order 06/2018 Document details Process: To provide…
Detention services order 11/2025 on the use of force on detailed adult individuals in immigration removal centres and other facilities.
Document details Process: To provide instructions and operational guidance…
Version 2 August 2024 Home Office Supervisor Use of Force Report To be…
August 2025 Home Office Use of Force Report (Annex A) Reference No: Page 1…
V4 July 2025 Use of Force RAG Rating Review Every incident involving the…
Detention services order 01/2022 about the care and management of individuals under the assessment care in detention and teamwork (ACDT) processes.
Detention services order 08/2016 about the care and management of adults at risk in immigration detention.
Detention services order 02/2018 on the processes within the immigration detention estate relating to Detainee Custody Officer certification.
Detention services order 12/2012 about identifying and assessing the risk of a detainee seriously assaulting another.
Immigration detention policy on adults who may be at risk of harm in detention.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Detention services order 04/2012 about visiting procedures for detainees.
Immigration staff guidance for detention services order 09/2016 on reports submitted under Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001.
Terms of reference for the independent inquiry into the conditions at Manston in 2022 and the decisions, actions and circumstances which led to them.
Detention services order 19/2012 about safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in detention.
Translations of the guidance on how to visit someone in an immigration removal centre or short term holding facility, including visiting hours.
Detention services order 02/2019 about managing age dispute cases in immigration detention.
Detention services order 06/2012 about managing the property of detainees in the UK.
Detention services order 05/2014 about the installation and removal of electronic monitoring devices from detainees.
Detention Services Order 03/2020 about whistleblowing and the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 (c.23).
Annex C provides a DCF9 form that can be used to make complaints within the immigration detention estate.
Detention services order 03/2017 about care and management of detained individuals who refuse to eat or drink.
Detention Services Order 03/2022 about the care and management of potential and confirmed victims of modern slavery in detention.
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