Man detained under Mental Health Act after two fatal stabbings in Manchester – The Guardian

Posted November 18th, 2024 in detention, mental health, murder, news by tracey

‘A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of a double murder after two men were fatally stabbed in Manchester. The 23-year-old suspect has been detained under the Mental Health Act after being assessed by medical professionals, Greater Manchester Police said on Sunday evening.’

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The Guardian, 17th November 2024

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Bill to ban police cell mental health detentions – BBC News

Posted November 6th, 2024 in bills, detention, mental health, news, police by tracey

‘Police will no longer be able to hold people who are being detained for mental health reasons in police cells, under government plans for England and Wales.’

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BBC News, 6th November 2024

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Migrant took own life after ‘multiple failings’ at UK detention centre – BBC News

Posted October 16th, 2024 in detention, government departments, immigration, inquests, mental health, news, suicide by sally

‘An inquest jury has found “multiple failings” and “missed opportunities” at an immigration detention centre contributed to a Colombian man taking his own life in 2023.’

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BBC News, 16th October 2024

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Calls for investigation of Uber Eats and Deliveroo after raid on Bristol caravan camp – The Guardian

‘Migrant workers living in a caravan encampment raided by immigration enforcement officers have accused the Home Office of targeting the victims of labour exploitation rather than companies profiting from the hidden economy.’

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The Guardian, 12th October 2024

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Children being traumatised at Gatwick deportation centre, finds watchdog – The Guardian

‘Young children are being traumatised while held at a Gatwick airport deportation centre that should be closed down, a watchdog has found.’

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The Guardian, 11th October 2024

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Home Office ordered to pay over £203,995.24 in damages to Nigerian man – EIN Blog

‘Adegboyega v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 2365 (KB) (15 September 2024). In Mr Adegboyega’s case, the SSHD was ordered to pay over £203,995.24 in damages. A Nigerian national, Mr Adegboyega was unlawfully detained at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre for 88 days in 2017 despite having the right to remain in the UK as the spouse of an EEA national.’

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EIN Blog, 30th September 2024

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Albanian man taken from UK psychiatric ward to deportation flight – report – The Guardian

Posted July 25th, 2024 in deportation, detention, immigration, mental health, news, reports by sally

‘An Albanian man who was being held in a secure psychiatric unit was taken directly from his hospital bed to a Home Office deportation flight, a report has revealed.’

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The Guardian, 25th July 2024

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Inquiry into Greater Manchester police calls for end to inappropriate strip-searches – The Guardian

Posted July 18th, 2024 in detention, inquiries, news, police, stop and search by michael

‘The Baird report, which was commissioned by Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, and released on Thursday morning [18 July], examined 14 cases of 11 women and three men who had been treated unfairly by Greater Manchester police (GMP). It found wrongful arrests, a lack of care for domestic and sexual abuse survivors, and strip-searches being conducted forcefully on vulnerable women.’

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The Guardian, 18th July 2024

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UK warned over treating child asylum seekers crossing Channel in small boats as adults – The Independent

‘United Nations experts have warned Britain is at risk of breaching international law over allegations of child asylum seekers being placed in adult detention centres after crossing the Channel on small boats.’

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The Independent, 9th July 2024

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US blocks UK from holding court hearing in British territory Diego Garcia -The Guardian

Posted July 10th, 2024 in asylum, courts, detention, immigration, news, refugees by tracey

‘The US government has blocked the UK from holding a court hearing in one of its own territories, it emerged on Tuesday.’

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The Guardian, 9th July 2024

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Conditions at UK immigration removal centre ‘worst inspectors have seen’ – The Guardian

Posted July 9th, 2024 in detention, drug abuse, immigration, news, reports, suicide by sally

‘The prisons watchdog has described “truly shocking” conditions in an immigration removal centre close to Heathrow airport as the worst its inspectors had ever seen.’

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The Guardian, 9th July 2024

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Next government may face claims for compensation from Rwanda flight detainees – The Guardian

‘The next government could have to make costly payouts to dozens of asylum seekers detained for deportation to Rwanda, even if the Rwanda deal falls apart after the general election.’

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The Guardian, 13th June 2024

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Vulnerable children locked up and ‘gravely damaged by the state’, former top family judge warns – The Guardian

‘Vulnerable children with complex needs are being locked away in unregulated placements and are being “gravely damaged by the state” while their parents are driven to despair, according to England and Wales’s former top family judge. Sir James Munby terms the lack of provision of safe and therapeutic homes “a shocking moral failure”.’

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The Guardian, 9th June 2024

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Home Office to detain asylum seekers across UK in shock Rwanda operation – The Guardian

‘The Home Office will launch a major operation to detain asylum seekers across the UK on Monday, weeks earlier than expected, in preparation for their deportation to Rwanda, the Guardian can reveal.’

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The Guardian, 28th April 2024

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Albanians willing to be repatriated detained for weeks in UK, watchdog finds – The Guardian

Posted April 9th, 2024 in delay, deportation, detention, immigration, news by tracey

‘Albanians volunteering to be repatriated under a fast-track deportation deal are being detained unnecessarily for several weeks at taxpayers’ expense, the prisons watchdog has found.’

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The Guardian, 8th April 2024

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UK home secretary apologises over unlawful detention of Bahraini activist – The Guardian

Posted February 9th, 2024 in asylum, compensation, detention, government departments, human rights, immigration, news by michael

‘The home secretary, James Cleverly, has apologised and arranged for compensation to be paid to a human rights activist after officials unlawfully detained him at Gatwick airport on his return to the UK from a UN meeting in Switzerland.’

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The Guardian, 8th February 2024

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Council of Europe calls on UK not to process asylum claims in Rwanda – The Guardian

Posted February 8th, 2024 in asylum, detention, human rights, news, reports, Rwanda by tracey

‘Europe’s leading anti-torture watchdog has called on the government to process asylum claims in the UK rather than sending people to Rwanda because of the risk they may be exposed to human rights abuses there.’

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The Guardian, 8th February 2024

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Handcuffed migrants face unlimited detention in ‘prison-like’ conditions, anti-torture committee finds – The Independent

Posted February 8th, 2024 in asylum, detention, immigration, mental health, news, reports, restraint by sally

‘Migrants facing unlimited detention in “prison-like” UK immigration sites are being handcuffed to beds and allowed to self-harm, a European anti-torture committee has found.’

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The Independent, 8th February 2024

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Section 117 after-care statutory guidance – a missed opportunity? – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 6th, 2024 in detention, local government, mental health, news, statutory duty by tracey

‘Lee Parkhill reviews new Government guidance on the joint duty under s.117 of the Mental Health Act 1983.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 2nd February 2024

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More than 1,000 child refugees at risk after being classified as adults – report – The Guardian

Posted January 23rd, 2024 in children, detention, news, refugees, reports by tracey

‘Hundreds of child refugees have encountered abuse and exploitation and some have been placed in adult jails, after their ages were wrongly assessed by the Home Office, according to a new report.’

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The Guardian, 22nd January 2024

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