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KEY DETENTION DOCUMENTS
DETENTION CENTRE RULES 2001

Secondary legislation regulating immigration detention including detention reviews and reporting duties on detention centre GPs

DETENTION AND TEMPORARY RELEASE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHAPTER 55)

Main Home Office detention policy

ADULTS AT RISK IN IMMIGRATION DETENTION

Starting point for securing the release of a vulnerable detainee

COUNTRY RETURNS GUIDE

Regularly updated information about timescale for Emergency Travel Documents

REMOVAL FROM ASSOCIATION POLICY

Regulations about the use of Rule 40 and 42 to segregate detainees

APPENDIX V

The Immigration Rules on visit visas

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BAIL FOR IMMIGRATION DETAINEES (BID)
BID SELF HELP GUIDE TO BAIL - HOW TO GET OUT OF DETENTION

BID's comprehensive guide to applying for immigration bail

INFORMATION FOR IMMIGRATION DETAINEES HELD IN PRISONS

Information and specific guidance for individuals held in prison under immigration powers

A GUIDE TO RELEASE FROM DETENTION – ACCOMMODATION AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT LEAFLET

If a bail application succeeds you may need help working out what to do next

B1 APPLICATION FORM (PDF)

Application form for bail in pdf format

B1 APPLICATION FORM (WORD)

Application form for bail in Word format

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High Court clarifies position on eligibility for Home Detention Curfew

Unless and until a person has been notified that a decision has been made to make a deportation order against them, they are not liable

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20th January 2026
BY Sonia Lenegan

Safeguarding concerns raised in report on detention in short-term holding facilities

HM Chief Inspector of Prisons has published a report following an unannounced inspection of the Home Office’s short-term holding facilities in immigration reporting centres in

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19th January 2026
BY Sonia Lenegan

High Court finds safeguarding failures by Home Office at Brook House detention centre

In a stinging judgment, the High Court has found that the Home Secretary failed to comply with an article 3 systems duty in the operation

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23rd December 2025
BY Jamie Bell

Emergency travel document delays lead to detention challenge

The High Court has declined to order the release of a man in a case where there have been delays in his emergency travel document

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12th December 2025
BY Sonia Lenegan

Access to lawyers for people in immigration detention reaches a new low

Bail for Immigration Detainees has published their latest report looking at access to legal advice for people in immigration detention and has found that levels

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26th November 2025
BY Sonia Lenegan

High Court clarifies the limits of electronic monitoring immigration bail powers

The High Court has ruled on the limits of immigration bail powers in the context of electronic monitoring conditions where there is no prospect of

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24th October 2025
BY Jonah Mendelsohn
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