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Detention services order 02/2019 about managing age dispute cases in immigration detention.
Detention Services Order 02/2019 January 2022 Document Details Process: To…
Introduction This interim operational instruction provides guidance on the…
Immigration detention policy on adults who may be at risk of harm in detention.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Purpose and background 1. This guidance specifies the matters to be taken…
1. Name and outline of policy proposal, guidance, or operational activity…
Detention services order 04/2012 about visiting procedures for detainees.
March 2026 Document details Process: To provide instructions to be…
Detention services order 02/2018 on the processes within the immigration detention estate relating to Detainee Custody Officer certification.
Detention services order 2/2017 about removal from association and temporary confinement.
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 06/2012 about managing the property of detainees in the UK.
Detention services operating standards manual for immigration service removal centres.
Detention services order 11/2025 on the use of force on detailed adult individuals in immigration removal centres and other facilities.
Detention services order 08/2016 about the care and management of adults at risk in immigration detention.
Detention service order 01/2020 about access to a video call service.
Annex C provides a DCF9 form that can be used to make complaints within the immigration detention estate.
Detention services order 06/2018 about standards of accommodation at detention centres.
Detention services order 02/2022 on the use of interpretation services and electronic translation devices.
Detention services order 05/2014 about the installation and removal of electronic monitoring devices from detainees.
Detention services order 03/2017 about care and management of detained individuals who refuse to eat or drink.
Detention services order 1/2018 about the release of detainees on receipt of an IS106 release order or notification of bail granted by a judge of the First-tier Tribunal.
Detention services order 10/2024 about UK Visas and Immigration's risk assessment procedure before a detainee is placed in detention.
Immigration staff guidance for detention services order 09/2016 on reports submitted under Rule 35 of the Detention Centre Rules 2001.
Detention services order 12/2012 about identifying and assessing the risk of a detainee seriously assaulting another.
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