Category: detention

Thousands of potential trafficking victims held in immigration centres, data shows – The Guardian

Posted October 18th, 2021 in bills, detention, government departments, immigration, news, statistics, trafficking in human beings, victims by tracey

‘More than 4,500 people have been held in immigration detention in England and Wales before being released into the community and only then identified as potential victims of trafficking, official figures for the past five years show.
Charities claim the figures demonstrate a “detain first, ask later” attitude that runs counter to the fight against modern slavery and suggest others are probably being deported without having been referred for support. They fear the situation will be exacerbated by the nationality and borders bill, which they say makes it harder to identify victims.’

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The Guardian, 18th October 2021

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High Court judge approves bespoke placement in case where he had declined to authorise continued deprivation of liberty of 12 year old in psychiatric admissions unit – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 1st, 2021 in care homes, children, detention, hospitals, local government, mental health, news by tracey

‘A High Court judge who last week refused to exercise the inherent jurisdiction to authorise the continued deprivation of the liberty of a 12-year-old child (LT) in an acute psychiatric admission unit for adolescents, has since authorised her deprivation of liberty in an empty children’s home found by the local authority, it has emerged.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 29th September 2021

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Judge refuses to authorise deprivation of liberty of vulnerable 12-year-old girl in acute psychiatric admissions unit, despite lack of alternative accommodation – Local Government Lawyer

Posted September 29th, 2021 in children, detention, hospitals, housing, local government, mental health, news by sally

‘A High Court judge has declined to find that it was in the best interests of a 12-year-old girl (LT), who does not have a psychiatric condition requiring hospitalisation, to be deprived of her liberty on an acute psychiatric admission unit.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 28th September 2021

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Police powers: detention and custody – House of Commons Library

Posted August 20th, 2021 in custody, detention, investigatory powers, mental health, news, parliament, police by sally

‘This Commons Library briefing paper describes police detention powers and outlines a recent history of their reform. It also describes the police custody estate.’

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House of Commons Library, 19th August 2021

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Mental health crisis ends in cells for too many, snapshot suggests – BBC News

Posted August 20th, 2021 in custody, detention, hospitals, mental health, news, police, statistics by sally

‘Up to 4,500 people in mental health crisis were unlawfully held in police custody in England and Wales in a year, previously unpublished data suggests.’

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BBC News, 20th August 2021

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Authorising unregistered care and deprivation of liberty – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 13th, 2021 in appeals, care homes, care orders, children, detention, human rights, jurisdiction, local government, news, Supreme Court by tracey

‘Martin Downs analyses the Supreme Court’s judgment on the use of the inherent jurisdiction to authorise the deprivation of liberty of children in alternative restrictive placements by a local authority in cases where an approved secure children’s home is unavailable.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 13th August 2021

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Quarantine hotel rules face legal challenge – BBC News

Posted August 12th, 2021 in coronavirus, detention, false imprisonment, hotels, human rights, judicial review, news, vaccination by sally

‘A law firm representing travellers is challenging the UK’s quarantine hotel policy and seeking a judicial review.’

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BBC News, 12th August 2021

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Research Briefing: Police powers: detention and custody – House of Commons Library

Posted August 9th, 2021 in custody, detention, investigatory powers, mental health, news, parliament, police, terrorism by tracey

‘This Commons Library briefing paper describes police detention powers and outlines a recent history of their reform. It also describes the police custody estate.’

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House of Commons Library, 3rd August 2021

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Home Office records 70 racist incidents by far right at asylum accommodation – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2021 in asylum, detention, government departments, housing, immigration, news, racism, threatening behaviour, violence by tracey

‘The Home Office has recorded 70 racist incidents by far-right supporters against asylum seekers in barracks and hotel accommodation, according to a freedom of information response obtained by the Guardian.’

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The Guardian, 8th August 2021

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Authorising unregistered care and deprivation of liberty — Martin Downs – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted August 6th, 2021 in appeals, care homes, care orders, children, detention, human rights, jurisdiction, news, Supreme Court by tracey

‘Legislatures in London and Cardiff have long ago established the most detailed safeguards and systems of registration to protect young people placed in children’s homes – most especially where that involves depriving them of their liberty. At the same time, the administrations in both capitals have presided over a situation whereby there is a significant shortage of such registered accommodation. This has tended to provoke expressions of outrage by the Judiciary. One of these problem cases has reached the Supreme Court (T (A Child), Re [2021] UKSC 35).’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 5th August 2021

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Council did not have reasonable system in place to respond to police requests for accommodation for detained juveniles: Court of Appeal – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 3rd, 2021 in children, criminal procedure, detention, news, police, statutory duty by sally

‘The London Borough of Waltham Forest was in breach of its duty to have a reasonable system in place to respond to requests by the police for secure accommodation for juveniles at risk of being detained in police cells overnight, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 2nd August 2021

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New Judgment: R (on the application of BF (Eritrea)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 38 – EIN Blog

Posted August 3rd, 2021 in asylum, children, detention, human rights, judicial review, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court unanimously allowed this appeal concerning the legality of the Home Department’s regime that provides for determining the age of asylum seekers entering the UK.’

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EIN Blog, 2nd August 2021

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New Judgment: R (on the application of BF (Eritrea)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 38 – UKSC Blog

Posted August 3rd, 2021 in asylum, children, detention, human rights, judicial review, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court unanimously allowed this appeal concerning the legality of the Home Department’s regime that provides for determining the age of asylum seekers entering the UK.’

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UKSC Blog, 30th July 2021

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Home Office challenged over ‘sped-up’ removal of Vietnamese nationals – The Guardian

Posted August 2nd, 2021 in asylum, deportation, detention, forced labour, government departments, immigration, news, trafficking in human beings, Vietnam by sally

‘Lawyers are challenging the Home Office policy of deporting people to Vietnam who could be victims of trafficking after the UK sent a second charter flight to the country within a matter of weeks.’

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The Guardian, 1st August 2021

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Napier barracks conditions held not to meet minimum standards – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted July 29th, 2021 in asylum, detention, false imprisonment, government departments, housing, human rights, immigration, mental health, news, torture, trafficking in human beings by sally

‘In R (NB & Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 1489 (Admin), the High Court ruled that the treatment of asylum seekers at Napier military barracks did not meet minimum legal standards, that the process for allocating asylum seekers to accommodation centres was flawed and unlawful and that the six claimants had been falsely imprisoned during the “inevitable” Covid-19 outbreak. David Manknell of 1 COR was junior counsel to the SSHD.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 28th July 2021

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More than 50 died in Home Office asylum seeker accommodation in past five years – The Guardian

Posted July 26th, 2021 in asylum, death in custody, detention, government departments, housing, immigration, news, statistics by sally

‘More than 50 people have died in Home Office asylum seeker accommodation in the last five years, with the number increasing steeply over the past 18 months, the Guardian has learned.’

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The Guardian, 25th July 2021

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Supreme Court dismisses solitary confinement appeal – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted July 23rd, 2021 in appeals, children, custody, detention, human rights, news, sexual offences, Supreme Court, young offenders by sally

‘The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal which considered whether treatment throughout a 55 day period in solitary confinement of a then 15-year-old appellant in Feltham Young Offenders’ Institution constituted a violation of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd July 2021

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Legal bids mean UK deportation flight to Zimbabwe takes off just one-third full – The Guardian

Posted July 22nd, 2021 in airlines, coronavirus, deportation, detention, government departments, news, Zimbabwe by sally

‘A controversial Home Office deportation charter flight to Zimbabwe took off at about 10.30pm on Wednesday evening with only around one-third of the passengers on board that officials had hoped to remove.’

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The Guardian, 22nd July 2021

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Zimbabwean nationals with British children rounded up for deportation – The Independent

Posted July 16th, 2021 in asylum, children, criminal justice, deportation, detention, families, government departments, immigration, news, Zimbabwe by tracey

‘Zimbabwean nationals who have been in the UK for decades and have British children are being rounded up for removal on a charter flight to Harare next week, The Independent can reveal.’

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The Independent, 15th July 2021

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Home Office forced to pay out £9.3m in compensation for over 300 cases of unlawful detention last year – The Independent

Posted July 12th, 2021 in asylum, bills, charities, compensation, damages, deportation, detention, false imprisonment, government departments, immigration, news, statistics by tracey

‘The Home Office was forced to pay out a record in compensation for wrongful detention under immigration powers last year.’

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The Independent, 10th July 2021

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